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MADIBENG
29 January 2015 Year 5 Issue 2
Well Done Brits
Cluster Commander
Johan Marx
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Next Edition: 12 February 2015
Another Drug And
Prostitution
Hot Spot in Brits
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Brits-Oukasie Clinic: Let God deal with them!
Employment Forum accuses the
Department of Health (Olga
Masite) and says she is an irresponsible Manager who delayed
providing the medications to the
sick people. They further requested that the Department of Health
take appropriate decisions.
C
linic staff head Prof. Modingwane
said in his statement. “The shortage of medicine in the clinic started on
the 15th December 2014. I say the residents must not blame us in the clinic,
they must blame the management: led
by Olga Masite .” said Modingwane.
The person in charge and the institution are both responsible. Apart from
that, the hard working unemployed
residents and patients at Oukasie were
tired of being told everytime that there
are no medical supplies in the clinic (for
30 days now). On the 19th of January, they took to the streets, regrouped
and went to the local clinic to air their
grievances. Upon arrival of the sick and
Residents marching towards the clinic.
angry families and concerned comants were patients who regularly attend
munity members, the security guards
the clinic for prescribed medications.
barred them from entering the clinic
They told Madibeng Times that the clinic
premises, but the strong reasoning over- is too small to serve the area and they
powered the guards and later helped
want the nurses working hours to be
the concerned citizens to enter the
extended to a 24 hour shift. Sammy Rauseless medical area. Many complainkoma from Phase 2 said, he has Sugar
Diabetes (is a deadly disease with out
medication) as usual he arrived to get
his insulin treatment as prescribed. He
was amazed to be told that there was no
insulin in the clinic (and many patients
found themselves in the same predicament). Pastor Raymond Manganye told
the Madibeng Times that he is suffering
from epilepsy and he is blaming the
clinic for the suspension of his disability
grant by the SASSA Department. He
further said that every time he goes to
SASSA he is told to go back to Oukasie clinic, and in the clinic they are not
taking his medical condition seriously.
“I also have emphysema problem and
I cannot do heavy duties, I get tired
very quickly even at home they know
my problem.” said Pastor Manganye.
Bonang Magret Letshwiti said that she
has a mental illness problem and that
she sometimes goes to Rustenburg clinic
for her treatment.
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“I came here at the clinic in November
last year and requested tablets and they
told me that there were no tablets and
that I must go to the Hospital. I went
to Brits Hospital and they referred me
back to the clinic, I went back to the
clinic I found Josia who works at the
filing department and she harassed and
insulted me.”(a mentally instable person
needs meds all the time to stay normal)
“I was advised to open a case against
her, but I told myself that let God deal
with her and fight my battle. I ended
up buying those tablets from a chemist
in town with the money I receive from
the social grants. I plead with nurses to
treat us well like human beings because
it is not our will to get sick.” said frustrated Bonang.
Employment Forum spokesman Johannes Modisakeng told Madibeng Times
that the forum and the community will
not rest until the clinic becomes a place
for patients. “This is a place for sick
people not a gambling saloon to gamble
with the lives of the sick and vulnerable.” “These unprofessional nurses
come here in our clinic to make money,
I am quite sure… that they do not have
to care for us; if there is no medical
supplies then they must go home, why
work?” “I am sending this message
to the Department of Health, those
workers at the clinic are not fit to work
and the government must hire professional workers who will co-operate with
patients and care for the people and
our loved ones. If the matter is not
addressed
amicably, we
will make our
cross in next
municipal
elections at
the crossroads
and burn the
A.N.C (we
do not want
promises);
who is Olga
Masite, I
want to meet
with this
person so that
she can tell
me why she wants to kill us when she is
not supplying medication?” “The sick
go to the clinic from early in the morning at around 1am and have to book
Thabazimbi
road needs
serious
attention
Thabazimbi road known as a
killer road for its many motor
vehicle accidents need immediate intervention by the Provincial
Government.
M
any accidents occurred on the
road in the past year (2014). A
bus full of school kids overturned after
the driver lost control of it. And in
another incident a driver of a light motor vehicle lost control of his car and the
car hit the side of the road. According
to some of the motorists who use the
road on a daily basis, the road is too
narrow and needs to be restructured
and extended by at least five metres on
either side to easily cater for both the
light and heavy vehicles using the road
regularly.
Addressing the public is the Employment Forum CEO Johannes Modisakeng (wearing black shirt).
pect them to wait for you while you are
asleep and when you arrive you decide
to cut the line; typical of the individuals that have no heart for the suffering
and the old.”(let God deal with them)
“These ways must come to an end and
as the Employment Forum we want
care for the sick. We also want them
to hire people from our area to work
in the clinic; we have qualified nurses
and people who can work at the clinic.
Why does it always have to be people
from the outside?” said the spokesman
Modisakeng.
Angry residents let themselves in
the clinic premises.
for spaces so that when the clinic opens
they be the first. We have cases of rape,
robberies and other criminal incidents
reported in our office from people who
travel at that time of the night. You ex-
Road users further said that the road is
very busy during the day and at night,
for the road users to be safe, they need
the road to have the street lights on the
sides to enable the road to be more visible. If only the road can be broadened,
more of the accidents can be avoided.
The road users are using the road to
travel from as far as Bethanie village,
Thabazimbi and Geluk to name a few
areas to Brits Central Business District
(CBD).
Manager for Supply of Medicine
at the Department of Health,
Olga Masite, could not be reached
for comment.
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29 January 2015
Well done Brits Cluster Taxi Association makes
Commander Brigadier taxi industry more efficient
Johan Marx
I
t is alleged by members of the public
residing at Maroela Street where the
station is situated that Brigadier Marx
acted swiftly after the matter was
published in Madibeng Times publica-
tion and took initiatives and responded
very well in making sure that the premises are cleaned up.
Criminals! Watch this space, we have a
new man in town and there is no place
to hide. Well done once again Brigadier
Marx. Now the question remains as to
who should clean up the outside area, is
it the municipality or volunteers?
A
formed vanguard ‘Taxi Association’ at the above mentioned areas
proved to be the most trustworthy association with integrity and capability
to become the leading transport mode
in the areas. They work tirelessly and
ensure that the public and the passengers receive proper care. Especially to
those passengers who cannot afford to
go to the nearest taxi ranks and have to
wait on the side of the road for floating
taxis to come and pick them up. The
association patrols and guards against
motorists who intend to offer those passengers a lift and stop them from doing
so. Madibeng Times managed to speak to
one of the Taxi Association members
who reiterated this fact and said their
mission to escort taxis and passengers is
another way of showing the passengers
that they do care for them. “We have
received a number of reports and complaints in our office about the brutality
of people offering lifts to our passengers. We do not want our passengers to
be kidnapped, killed, raped, or go missing due to a lift.” “Which is why today
we deny motorists waiting on the sides
Brits Family Violence Protection, Child Protection and Sexual Offence (FCS)
station conditions look better.
of the road for for the purpose of offering lifts. When such incidents occur
we act immediately and stop the vehicle
and we arrest the driver for offering a
lift illegally. Every taxi has got a permit
to carry passengers.” A permit to carry
passengers automatically helps in terms
of accidents. In the event of accidents,
passengers including the driver of the
taxi will be compensated by the road
accident fund for funerals and injuries.
It simply means that they are all insured
for any possible accidents. The association further said, “We urge members of
the public not to accept any kind of lifts
from any strangers trying to offer, and
or rather walk to the taxi rank or wait
for the taxi to come and pick you up.
We understand that people are trying to
make money out of it, but it is illegal.”
concluded the association member.
He further said that this is not about
the money the passengers pay to those
motorists, it is about the safety of the
passengers and to also control the transport industry to become a better and
profound travel industry for passengers.
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their publication dated the 15th
of January 2015 (Year 5 Issue 1) titled ‘Snakes and jungle surround
the Brits FCS Police Station’.
The Taxi Industry has grown
widely for being the most reliable
transport mode in the country
especially in areas such as Maboloka, Letlhakaneng (Rietgat),
Jericho and other parts of the
community in the Local Municipality of Madibeng.
29 Jnuary 2015
(Another) Prostitution and drug hot spot in Brits
An illegal business is rife in some
parts of Brits and taking place in
the eyes of the public. Brothels
and drug selling are no longer
hidden in Brits, the culprits are
performing their dirty works in
public and in the eyes of everyone.
A
s confident as they are, they feel
that they are more needed than
ever especially in places such as taverns
and bottle stores. They claim to be
professionals, it is alleged that they have
also studied the brain of a human being
and concluded that once you try both
of them (prostitution and drugs) there is
no turning back, you become addicted.
In terms of brothel, young girls and
young boys sell their bodies for a living. According to a source close to the
workers, they do not call a customer, a
customer approaches them. It is like
proposing a girl, when you come across
a beautiful girl and start proposing and
it depends on whether the girl will agree
with your advances or not.
Once the two connect, the conversation
immediately turns into a romantic hullabaloo and later an exchange of money
follows if that’s the agreement. The
prostitution and drug hot spot has been
spotted at cnr. De witts & Reitz streets in
Brits where both prostitution and drug
smuggling take place. Neighbouring
businesses and tenants have since been
complaining about the actions to the
authorities who failed to act to the best
People in this area are concerned and complains about the whereabouts going on.
and the sympathy disappeared.” “We
fought until the morning at around 4
am because I wanted him to tell me
exactly what happened. Or, I forgot to
tell you that it was pay day and he withdrew money from the ATM at that time.
He later confessed and said Ok!” “(his
words) I parked my car at (street) and
got into a tavern nearby to buy something to drink and I was confron-ted by
two ladies who pretended to be so kind
and only God knows what they were
up to. He kept mumbling saying ‘that
they offered me’ but did not want to say
what they offered him.” “He said they
took him to a private place and hit him
with a stick on his private parts until he
bled and they took his money, clothes
and cellphones. They did not know
that he has a car. My advise to you man
out there, those people are dangerous,
they can ruin your life and destroy it,
stay away from them and concentrate
on your family.” said the anonymous
of their abilities. Somebody must take
accountability for all the actions and try
and solve the problem before it gets out
of hand. Madibeng Times spoke to a passerby who remains anonymous and said:
“I want the law to take its course about
this people who stand next to the road
and sell their bodies.
They abuse our husbands and rob them
of their money when coming from
work.” “My husband works in a mine
somewhere in Brits. One day he came
home at midnight wearing only an underwear. When I asked what happened
to him, he told me that he was robbed
by two men at gun point, and I was like
‘thank God they did not steal his car or
take his life.’” “Well, as a wife I wanted
to do thorough inspections but he would
not allow me to inspect his lower parts
or to see under the underwear. I then
insisted to check, never mind what I
discovered. I then turned against him
passerby. No response was given by the police
regarding this question.
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Recreational parks in Brits still a challenge
You can preach a thousand times
about how beautiful and attractive Brits recreational parks are,
but you will never stop being
amazed by the way maintenance
department in the Local Municipality of Madibeng is running its
services.
T
his is a total waste of money and
state resources. The Local Municipality of Madibeng has got more than
five recreational parks situated in the
Brits CBD, some receive proper maintenance while others are left out as a jungle and without proper services. Many
recreational parks are without playing
equipments while others have broken
and dangerous playing equipments for
kids. The question remains as to where
is the money for all the maintenance
and buying of new equipments gone to?
Is it paying other debts in the municipality, or is somebody using it for his/
her personal interests? Of course not!
Every now and then, the budget is read
by the Municipal Manager, a budget
that can do the entire work, but later
the money disappears. Or maybe is it
because the money written on the paper
or presented in figures in the council
meetings is the money suggested by the
council for the municipality to have
for that year? I think the municipality
should come up with a strategic way
on how to unfold the budget to the
public, because reading it in figures is
not helping at all. They are present-
ing the money that is not there and the
public assumes the money is there in the
municipal coffers. It is like the council
is having a meeting on how they can
apply for a loan, a loan that will help
to clean up the recreational parks in
Brits and there are slight chances of a
loan decline, it is not an actual thing or
guaranteed. I think now is the time for
the municipality to teach us as media on
how they spend their money and how
they draft their budget, because we do
not know and we cannot tell the public.
By doing so it will erase allegations and
accusations that are continuously pointing to councillors and officials stealing
money in the council. Maybe the councillors and the officials are not stealing
the municipal funds, the municipality
does not receive any budget from the
treasury, they have been requesting
money for services since democracy. It is
not a joke, the municipality is failing its
communities dismally and it seems no
one has got answers to all the dilemmas
facing the council. To leave the parks
and other government institutions with
long grasses and thorns means incompetence and this habit is growing rapidly.
A simple example can solve the mystery;
one rotten apple in one bag, you know
how it works, it spoils the entire bag.
Let the year 2015 bring the changes
in the municipality and the council to
complete all the uncompleted kickbacks
and projects such as fixing of potholes
in all the roads and completing the
RDP houses promised to residents.
Another recreational park in a horrible state situated in Spoorweg street at the
Brits CBD.
Of course restructuring of the police
force has already taken place and we are
applauding and expecting to see more
from our Station Commander Brigadier
Johan Marx. We want to see all the
dilapidated community halls fixed as
promised and high mast lights installed
in some places to reduce crimes. Bucket
systems removed in some parts of the
community of Madibeng. I know that
the municipality through their IDP
meetings have identified all the priority
areas and after an alleged loan is approved they will deal with the burning
issues.
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Comments regarding the
general issues in
Madibeng
Illegal job scam in
Madibeng Municipality
Only if proper jobs were created
for the public, residents wouldn’t
experience the illegal job scam
and also crooks would not take
advantage of situation and cheat
the vulnerable residents.
L
ocal Municipality of Madibeng
has once again experienced an illegal job scam which was reported by
the security guards after discovering
that there were members of the public
claiming to have been accepted for job
placement as cleaners by a certain man
who said he was one of the managers in
the council. It is alleged that upon arrival at the council, the victims told the
security guards that they paid money
into someone’s account and now they
came to report for duty. The security
guards then alerted the authorities who
took the matter seriously. The municipality must be aware that people are
desperately in need of work. In that
case, the job-seekers will do whatever
it takes to find jobs for themselves. It
is advisable that in order for the municipality to avoid such incidents from
happening, the municipality must start
creating jobs that will be provided to the
public so that no member of the public
would become desperately in need of a
job and end up paying individuals for
job placements. In addition, members
of the public are further advised not to
pay money to any strangers or make
any money transfer without a clear
verification and the full knowledge of
where the money is transferred to.
KRISHNA KRISHNA
Hi Dave, my very concern is the tavern situated in Letlhabile Block B, the tavern is making lot of
money and at the same time is making lot of noise to the public and recruit young kids to be party
animals.
-We reported the matter to the authorities in the council of Madibeng and even the previous Mayors
and the current one knows about the issue. But they are not acting because the owner is a powerful
businessman who also gets kickbacks from the council of Madibeng.
-I also suspect that the owner of the tavern or rather the tenant because he does not own the place is not
paying his bills and the municipality is well aware of the situation. Our kids are being exposed to
dangerous environment and no one is willing to help.
-If the person is a tenant, what happened to the landlord. If I were to say something private I would say
shame on you old man you have been tricked and you will stay in Rabokala for the rest of your life.
Please Madibeng Times investigate in the matter and let us expose this dirty work and the people
behind it. # Concerned member at Letlhabile.
-I am concerned about the use of police vehicles in Brits SAPS. You find that over 50 vehicles on daily
use and only 3 are available to service the vast population of Brits including the farmlands and more
than 30 vehicles sleep over at various officers homes and are used for personal reasons over weekends.
-Some police officers have the luxury of using this vehicles for transportation between work and home
while others have to use taxis day and night. # Unknown
-I like the fact that you raised the issue of the gates at the council of Madibeng. David, you will never
win this battle of service delivery in the council but I like the fact that you are truly exposing them.
Madibeng Municipality officials have this tendency of employing illiterate workers of which some of
them do not take matters seriously.
-I mean, how important is installing the expensive gates in front of the council when we have a serious
challenge of service delivery. Instead, why didn't they invest the money on important aspects such as
buying hecteres of lands for communities or do some relevant things with the money.
-I believe that last year more than five councillors resigned and others relocated to other positions.
Others were moved to other posts by their seniors to cover their personal interests. My question is,
how many will be chopped this year? # Sabelo Phakathi.
-David, you spoke about 'Let every 1c count' in your publication on page 3. This incident has been
going on for years where the price is changed with a 5 cent and less change and fail to issue back such
change.
-I believe this is far beyond us as consumers because at some point when requesting the change, the
cashier will tell you how broke you are and what will you do with a 1 cent. I think the Consumer
Affairs in Brits must start acting and make sure that the retailers live up to their standards.
-So that what you see becomes what you pay applies in all retail stores. Or rather leave all the pricing
in full range digit. # Phakamile Magabane.
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A media release which was sent on the 12th
November 2014 about illegal Job Scam Operation in Madibeng reads; The municipality
has been alerted of an illegal job scam operating in the Municipal jurisdiction which affects
the institution negatively. A certain unknown
member of the public operating under the name
“ John Martins” and portrays himself to be a
Manager at the Madibeng Local Municipality
is selling jobs to community members. His modus operandi is to use the advertisements in the
local newspapers where people seek employment
and then request them to do a money transfer
where after they will be guaranteed employment
at the Municipality. The Security staff in the
municipality have currently seen three people
who reported to have paid the money to this
‘John Martins’ and came searching for him to
be appointed as Cleaners. The Public Safety
and Security Division has assisted the victims
of this illegal scam to the Brits SAPS to open
a case of Fraud. The municipality would like
to urge our communities to never give anyone
money for a job because it is illegal and against
the Constitution of the country. The municipality will also do an internal investigation on this
matter to get the culprit that is using the name
of the municipality to commit fraud. Anyone
with information regarding this matter is welcome to assist the Police and the municipality
in the investigation. Please call the municipal
offices for assistance: 012 318 9542. Three
members of the public reported this matter to
the Security unit and all of them were taken to
the Brits SAPS, to investigate due to the issue
amounting to Fraud.
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North West Province White Door Safe House Ambassador
Ten weeks after the official opening of the only White Door Safe
House in the North West Province
by the Deputy Minister for Social
Development Ms. Hendrietta
Bogopane-Zulu on the 26th of
November 2014 under the leadership of the White Door Ambassador Pastor Margaret Kanyane
many unofficial so-called white
door safe houses are alleged to be
in existence.
Madibeng Times took on a head
to head interview with the White
Door Safe House Ambassador
Pastor Margaret Kanyane.
hours, but due to different circumstances, clients stay for longer than one week.
MT: Ok, the Safe House was officially
launched by the Deputy Minister for
Social Development Ms. Hendrietta Bogopane-Zulu. Are there any
chances that there might be any Safe
House in the North West particularly in
Madibeng operating the same as yours.?
MK: As far as I know, there is only one
White Door in North West Province and
the only Ambassador is Pastor Margaret
Kanyane from Mmakau in Madibeng.
MT: But there are rumours spreading
that there is another White Door Safe
Place in Madibeng, are you aware of
that?
MK: Of course I am aware, I want to
say this, it seems as if the North West
Province is not aware that there is only
one White Door. There are allegations
that a certain woman appeared in a particular local paper in Madibeng claiming to be the owner of White Door Safe
Place. So I want to clarify that, I am the
only Ambassador of White Door Safe
House in North West.
MT: How disappointed are you after
finding that someone is trying to steal
your passion?
MK: I am not disappointed, but there
are some community members who
were disappointed and asking me many
questions about this issue, because this
woman is talking more about her White
Door.
MT: Tell me, are there any opportunities that this woman might score by
being the Ambassador?
MK: My main concern is that she
Madibeng Times: Good Afternoon
Pastor.
Margaret Kanyane: Afternoon.
MT: I believe you are the Ambassador for the White Door Safe House
in North West Province particularly at
Mmakau area?
MK: Of course I am the Ambassador for the White Door Safe House in
North West, apparently, the only Ambassador in the North West.
MT: Oh! The only Ambassador in
the North West, I like that. Please tell
us more about the White Door Safe
House.
MK: White Door Safe House is a safe
place for people who are victims of
abuse.
MT: And how do you accommodate
those victims?
MK: The place accommodates the
clients for the maximum period of 48
claims to be the Ambassador and she
might use the status to her advantage
and ask for donations and so many
things which I don’t have today.
MT: Is the government aware of the
situation?
MK: Since the Safe House was opened
on the 26th of November last year, no
official from the government has come
to assess the progress. Only my co-ordinator from Madibeng Service Point Ms.
Rachel Lekgotlwane has been working
hand in hand with us.
MT: Are you complaining or blaming
somebody for that?
MK: No, I am not complaining or
blaming anybody, it is still early days
and I want to give them time.
MT: The staff that works for the Safe
House, are they from certain organizations perhaps?
MK: The staff are from Loago La
Rona Domestic Violence in Mmakau
and receive stipend from the Extended
Public Works Programme (EPWP) every
month.
MT: Since the launch, where do you
mostly receive your clients?
MK: We get clients from places such as
Jericho, Klipgat and Mmakau so far.
MT: Stakeholders that you are working
with, tell us your working relationship.
MK: We have a good relationship with
Mmakau SAPS and Mmakau Clinic.
Every time we need them they respond
very quickly.
MT: It looks like the Safe House is doing fine and there are no problems.
MK: Shoo! We are struggling a lot!
we do not have finance and food, the
White Door Ambassador Pastor
Margaret Kanyane opening door
for the victims.
food parcels that we received from the
government are now finished. So now
we are digging up from our pockets to
see to it that our clients receive food and
proper care.
MT: Any chances of finding any assistance?
MK: I am pleading to the business owners of Madibeng to come forth and give
us any kind of assistance. We highly
appreciate any means of donations,
remember, beggars are not choosers.
MT: Thanks for chatting to us and I
hope you find a way to resolve all your
problems and continue helping the nation.
MK: God is good and all the time God
is good. We will overcome all of these.
And God bless you.
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Child Abuse a major
problem in Madibeng
Reports indicate that Oukasie
has become one of the areas in
Madibeng with a huge number
of child abuse. The abuses are
being done to children between
the ages of 15 and 5 years by their
biological, adoptive and or foster
parents.
U
nder no circumstances should
these defenseless children be allowed to undergo such abuse whereby
they are expected to perform tasks that
would interfere with their education,
physical and mental well-being. Some
are not even attending school. While
others are being brutally assaulted for
no apparent reasons on a daily basis. It
is important that all professionals who
deal with children and young people are
made aware of the situation so that they
can amicably resolve them and ensure
those victims remain safe.
Clearly, schools should play an important part in this regard, because they
work closely with other agencies who
have the authority to intervene. It has
to be remembered that schools are not
“social services” or “the police”. But
they can easily identify children in
their schools who are being abused by
observing their school performances. In
that instance, it is also very important
for family members and neighbours to
ensure that they apply necessary measures when an abuse is taking place by
contacting the relevant department to
Farm borehole machine
troubling the community
intervene and arrest the perpetrator.
The South African Constitution says
every person under the age of 18 has
the right not to do work that would interfere with their well-being, education,
physical or mental health or spiritual,
moral or social development. It further
states that on the rights of children
(section 28) of the constitution, children
are to be protected from maltreatment,
neglect, abuse or degradation. The
purpose of this section is primarily to
protect children in situations where they
are particularly vulnerable. The right
to family care includes the right to be
cared for by the extended family and
the right to alternative care includes the
right to adoptive or foster care and the
right to be cared for by the state where
the child concerned is in need of care.
The water machine was installed
in August 2014 at Fufutsane farm
in Mmakau village near Mothutlung by the Local Municipality
of Madibeng. The farm used to
belong to a farmer who used to
farm tomatoes in the 1980’s.
D
uring August 2014 when the
farmer departed, he left four
boreholes behind and took only the machinery to run the boreholes with him.
At the time of drought in Mmakau,
the Local Municipality of Madibeng
thought of utilizing the boreholes and
installed their own machinery for the
The best interest of a child is the most
important concern when it comes to
any matter affecting them. These
include matters such as custody of
and access to children. Section 28
makes special reference to the rights of
children in addition to the rest of the
rights, except where the constitution has
specifically limited the right to adults,
such as the right to vote. The number to
phone when witnessing such incidents
or being a victim of abuse, are landline 0800 428 428 and you can send “a
please call” to *120*78674# for Social
Workers.
A borehole at Fufutsane farm in Mmakau allegedly causing residents a
terrible stomach disorder.
Aid for flood stricken
Malawi and Mozambique
Mahikeng Ministers
Fellowship(MMF) has appealed
for prayers and humanitarian aid
for victims of the flooding that
has claimed more than 200 lives
and displaced over hundreds of
thousand others in neighbouring
Malawi and Mozambique.
“
This is a time for camaraderie,
compassion and unity. We call on
the church, the business sector and
individuals to support efforts to curb
potential spread of water borne diseases
and starvation of those displaced by
the catastrophe.” said Chairperson of
MMF(an interdenominational pastors
fellowship), Apostle Zandisile Reginald
Mpame.
Mpame said that while
MMF has noted the deployment of
South African National Defence Force
troops comprising members of the
South African Air Force with helicopters navy divers and medical personnel
to Mozambique and Doctors Without
Borders in Malawi to assist in disaster
management, relief efforts might be
constrained by inadequate resources.
Malawian Vice President Saulos Chilima on Friday confirmed that 176 people were killed and an estimated 200,
000 others were displaced by flooding in
his country. “Thousands of homes had
been destroyed, hundreds of hectares
of crops submerged and livestock had
been washed away.” said Vice President
Chilima during press conference.
Mahikeng Ministers Fellowship Spokesperson Pastor Lesiba Kgwele emphasized that the Vice President added that
dozens of people are missing in Malawi,
entire Mmakau to receive water. After
the machines were installed, residents
complained from running stomach
until they realized that the problem was
caused by the borehole. To date the
water problem was not fixed and some
other parts of the area are without a
single drop of water. Businesses depending on water had ceased operation
because of lack of water in the area.
At the time of going to the press, there
was no response from the municipality regarding the water problem in
Mmakau.
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with at least 153 unaccounted for in
the worst affected southern parts of
the country. Homes and schools were
also left submerged in water and roads
washed away by the deluge. Downriver in neighboring Mozambique,
flood-waters have left at least 38 dead,
according to Mozambican news agency
AIM, displaced tens of thousands and
damaged the main road linking the
north and south of the country. In
terms of the partnership, SA Red Cross
donation boxes will be placed at Checkers (Mafikeng Mall), Pick n Pay (The
Crossing Shopping Centre), and Spar
(Mafikeng Plaza) as from Wednesday
until Monday 2 February for those that
wish to respond to the plight of flood
victims to deposit blankets, bottled water, clothing, plastic wrapped foodstuffs
like beans, soup and canned food to aid
those affected by the catastrophe.
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Churches and businesses could also
drop their donations at the SA Red
Cross Offices located on 23 corner Carney and Nelson Mandela Drive during
working hours. In calling for camaraderie, compassion and unity earlier,
Chairperson of MMF, Apostle Zandisile Reginald Mpame had expressed the
interdenominational pastors fellowship’s
concern that aid for flood victims might
be constrained by inadequate resources.
“Urgent humanitarian aid is required
for search and rescue operations that
are looking for the 153 people accounted for and the hundreds of thousands
of those displaced in the worst affected
southern parts of the country .” said
Apostle Mpame.
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Oukasie Community
Hall still not properly
maintained
“Oukasie Community Hall belongs to the community and not to
imposing individuals in the area.
Let alone a brick house belonging to any individual but to the
entire community.” said unhappy
residents.
T
Brits, a no safe place
for mentally ill
patients?
the community hall.” “I am an artist,
together with my friends we kept quiet
about this issue for a long time, I think
now is the time we tell those caretakers
what they need to know. I think the
reason why Oukasie is undeveloped is
because of such people. When you are
given permission to utilize the hall they
will treat you like a useless thing and
give you tons of invalid rules of which
some are created by them.”
There has been numerous reports
by members of the public that the
number of mentally ill people in
Brits is increasing rapidly. It is
further alleged that the government is only relying on the existing NGOs and NPOs to shelter
those people.
he subject of the community hall’s
state of disrepair is in line with
poor service delivery in the area. The
matter has repeatedly been reported
and has also been
raised in community meetings but
no action has been
taken to-date. It is
very disturbing to
hear that there are
some community
members who are
still opposing the
efforts of providing
service delivery by
concerned members of the community. This came Front entrance of the community hall wrapped with danger
after one trusted tape allegedly waiting for the official opening by the Mayor.
member of the
community who also works as a care“I am sorry, but they are control freaks,
taker in the community hall deprived
I was present when one of them dethe media access to taking pictures in
prived the medias access to take picthe vicinity of the community hall.
tures, shame. Refusing the media from
Every member in Oukasie is well aware spreading the message to their seniors
that the area has since been battling
simply means denying us services. I
with the high rate of unemployment.
wonder whether that caretaker has got
From what unfolded, Oukasie has
answers to many of those questions
many skillful and talented youth in Art, regarding the cleanliness of the entire
Culture and Heritage activities and the
premises, dilapidated hall, non-working
community hall can be positively used
lights and other unfixed things.” “If
to enhance potentials through rehearsI was the Mayor, such people were
als and hosting of events.
going to be removed from my pay-roll
Madibeng Times spoke to one artist who
remained anonymous and said that the
reason for the hall to be dilapidated
derives from the fact that the caretakers
deny access to the community and are
more strict especially to the performing artists and sometimes community
members find it hard to conduct their
gatherings in the hall. He (artist) further
alluded to the fact that the caretakers are even annoying and control too
much. Yet the property is torn apart
and anytime it can collapse and fall
on them while busy chatting inside.
“I wonder if any of those caretakers
have got a big house the same size as
B
rits being the area with the most
mentally ill people has now turned
into an area with no hope. The mentally ill people are very physically strong,
they assault pedestrians and community
members in their communities. They
also destroy business properties and
parked motor vehicles deliberately.
How they rest? Some sleep in abandoned buildings in town while others
create for themselves plastic and cardboard box shelters. There should be
something that the government can do
to make better their conditions. This
is unacceptable and also challenges the
effectiveness of the ruling government.
Many questions arose from the actions
as to who should take responsibility to
make sure that those people receive a
better environment and that the public
is safe from their violent actions. The
area has approximately fifty or more
mentally ill people and above hundred
homeless people.
It has been told that during the day,
those mentally ill people abuse their
health state and as physically strong as
they are, they turn violent and unstoppable. They literally assault whoever
comes their way. Knowing the fact of
their health state and that they are human beings, it is very difficult for those
victims to retaliate. Others have turned
into being traffic controllers controlling
the motorists on stop streets and robot
intersection for almost everyday, sometimes causing accidents. No doubt, I
feel the pains their families are going
through, it is very painful to witness a
family member living in such a condition and knowing you hardly can assist.
For their survival, they pick the leftovers
from the dustbins around Brits and
sometimes they even rob members of
the public of their money and belongings to buy food, alcohol, drugs and
even glue to smoke. A bystander told
Madibeng Times that last year (2014)
and this year (2015) she witnessed a
very disturbing ordeal done by two
powerful men who are both mentally
disturbed. One incident took place in
Brits and the other one happened in
because they deny the opportunities to
the vulnerable youth who are good in
Art and Culture activities. I think the
concerned members must also look into
the matter and call those caretakers
to order.” said a concerned member.
The depriving of photographers and
journalists access to take photos within
the hall area by the caretaker took place
on the 19th of January 2015 during the
march to Oukasie clinic by community
members demonstrating about the issue
of lack of medication.
A passionate craft man
seeking a lift up
A man with many talents Harry
‘Ramaponi’ Lengwasa (40) of Ramolapong section in Mmakau was
born on the 7th of February 1975
with a passion for drawing pictures and crafting beautiful side
lamps out of tree stems, woods
and roots that he sometimes cut
from the mountain nearby.
My main challenge is to buy work materials because the money I earn from
selling one item is not enough to sustain
me.” “My vision is to grow my business and pass on my talent to the kids
at school so that they may acquire more
knowledge on how to draw and do crafting and also to know how important art
is.” said Ramaponi.
“
For assistance and if you have anything
to share with Ramaponi, he can be
contacted on 0793681572.
Art is my life, I started the business in 1996 and my brother Silas
Lengwasa joined me and motivated me to do more and also encouraged
me to stay strong during difficult times.
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Oukasie just outside Brits town.“I was
walking towards a certain clothing shop
in Brits when I saw a heavily built man
half naked walking past me very fast.
Suddenly, the giant man returned and
I was so scared thinking that the man
is going to attack me. He passed me
once more and ran towards the heavy
rock that was lying on the ground.”
“He picked up the rock ran again
towards a parked car and smashed the
front window of the car and walked
away. We were all shocked and did not
know what to do at that time. No one
thought of catching him because we all
know him and we see him everyday.”
“What happened later? We called the
police and on their arrival, they said to
us the man is just a mad man so there is
nothing they can do about the matter.
They asked whether the car owner has
got insurance, the car owner was not
insured and nothing could be done.”
said Thabiso Phakade.
Mr. Phakade explained once more
about the incident in Oukasie when he
was standing next to a certain church
before a speeding man entered the
church premises and caused a drama.
“I was right next to the church on the
wrong spot at the right time.” ”A young
man half naked, about 20 years of age
came running and suddenly entered
the church uninvited during the church
sermon. He then screamed for help
and when one of the church members
attempted to assist him, he removed his
belt and hit the car that was parked in
the yard of the church with the belt and
broke the window of that car.” “I do
not know when is our government going to open their eyes and take serious
action before a life of someone is taken.
I believe that if programmes that deal
with these people can be funded and
facilities be built to accommodate these
people them our area would become
safer.” he concluded.
This is what
Harry ‘Ramaponi’
Lengwasa does
with his hands.
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Bakgatla Ba Mmakau have been
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Day 1 Results
GROUP A
The opening match was played at
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