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2008-03-17T09:51:00.000+02:00

How to Create a Manifestation Poster

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One of the most potent tools at your disposal when working with the Law of Attraction is a poster with your desires that you can hang on your wall. The reason for this is easy - any subconscious reminder of your goal that you will see day after day will further enforce your intent to the universe. So exactly what is a manifestation poster and how do you make one?

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Once your poster is complete, mount it in a place where you will see it frequently. Perhaps on a cubicle wall, in a hallway, on the back of your bathroom door - anywhere you will see the picture daily. When you think about it, stop and examine your poster and think about your goals, while feeling charged about what you have coming your way. However, even if you forget and never look at the poster again, as you pass it each day, it will register subconsciously. The subconscious is more powerful than the conscious - manifestation happens easiest when the subconscious is on board rather than fighting. A poster is an excellent way of bypassing your subconscious resistance.

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2008-03-12T10:47:00.000+02:00

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2008-03-12T10:39:00.000+02:00

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Cell rape hell before wedding

2008-03-10T11:27:00.001+02:00

Cell rape hell before wedding - Willem Pelser, Rapport - http://blog.thembarnetts.com/2008/03/cell-rape-hell-before-wedding-09032008.html

Polokwane - It's the greatest fear of every law-abiding citizen: you land in a police cell without good reason and you're raped.

That is exactly what happened to a young father from Polokwane - just weeks before his wedding.

On Saturday, March 1, Nico Bouwer, 25, was wed while heavily medicated - antidepressants because of severe trauma and antiretrovirals to prevent HIV/Aids.

Four detainees repeatedly raped Bouwer in one night.

The police did nothing to prevent it from happening.

He had been arrested earlier in the day at an accident and thrown in a cell.

Bouwer said he had not been allowed to make the phone call to which he was entitled by law.

Asked four times for phone call

A broken Bouwer spoke openly to Rapport about his nightmare experience that began when he was arrested on January 6 because a police officer thought he had been driving recklessly.

At the police station, Bouwer said he had asked four times to phone his family, but this had been denied him each time.

In the dirty cell where he was kept with 25 other inmates, his arms were held and his head was pressed into a pillow so that his screams could not be heard.

Apparently, Bouwer wept aloud from shock and despair.

In the course of the night, he was repeatedly raped by four inmates.

He said the police did not once come to see what was happening in the cells.

Later, Bouwer lost consciousness.

When he woke up early the next morning, one of the men crawled to him and whispered with a smile: "After last night, you are truly one of us."

The man walked off when a police officer walked past the cell.

Bouwer was released on bail hours later after his family eventually had managed to trace him.

Devastated him emotionally

He fell to pieces and his family rushed him to hospital where tests were done.

Police took his clothing to get DNA evidence of the rapists.

Bouwer will get his final HIV/Aids tests this week and he is extremely worried about them.

The night from hell devastated him emotionally and he has nightmares and flashbacks.

"I still frequently wake up in the morning and smell the stinking cell in which I was raped."

Bouwer and his bride, Rose-Mary, 24, must receive intensive therapy according to doctors - if Bouwer can find the money.

His wife lost her job and he does not have medical aid.

His son, Jevani, 5 - who understands that his father was locked up by the cops - developed an intense fear of police officers.

Bouwer has identified the four rapists already and they have appeared in court on charges of rape.

He also wants to start a civil action against the police.

Inspector Lesiba Ramosheba of Polokwane police spoke to Rapport and confirmed the rape claims.

He denied Bouwer had not been allowed to make a phone call.

He also denied that police had neglected to regularly check what was happening in the cells where Bouwer had been locked up.

Complaints of rape during detainment were rare, said Professor Peter Jordi, a lawyer at the Wits law clinic.

Locked in cell with four youths

But, when it does happen, the police can be held responsible.

Jordi said police were supposed to inspect the cells frequently.

In 2003, a 15-year-old girl was raped by older men in the cells in Amsterdam, Mpumalanga.

In 2006, a young woman was raped in the Thembalethu police station outside George after she had been locked up in a cell with four youths.

In July 2007, Peter Wheeler, 55, of Middelburg was beaten and kicked to death by fellow inmates in the police cells in Grabouw after he had been arrested for drunkenness.

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ARMED ROBBERS TARGET SEAWORLD’S CASH

2008-03-07T11:14:00.001+02:00

ARMED ROBBERS TARGET SEAWORLD'S CASH

Three armed robbers entered the Seaworld building in Laboria on Monday evening at 23:30 and demanded money. No shots were fired and the men took an unidentified amount of cash as well as computers. The stolen goods were later recovered but nobody has been arrested. Community members with information can contact the SAPS at 082 414 2088.

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2008-03-06T08:53:00.000+02:00

SONGS LEAD TO STUDENT'S DEATH

POLITICAL bickering apparently led to the death of a 22-year-old University of Limpopo student on Saturday morning.
It is alleged that three students, thought to be members of the South African Student Congress (Sasco), killed Mr Nkosinathi Lucky Mhlongo, a member of the Student Christian Organisation (SCO), following an argument over struggle songs. Mhlongo's body was found on the street next to Mankweng Hospital where it is believed he was thrown out of a moving taxi. Three men, Tebane Serumula (22), Raymond Mabelebele (23) and George Tswai (24) were arrested a few hours later. The students were returning from Tshwane where they took part in a march organised by the South African Union of Students.

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FREE HOME LIGHTING AT LAST

2008-03-06T08:24:00.000+02:00

FREE HOME LIGHTING AT LAST

Amid all the frustrations South Africans have to endure because of persistent load shedding, the Polokwane Municipality has embarked on a electricity rehabilitation programme.
The programme focuses on the free installation of electricity to dozens of houses within the municipal area.

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PLAN TO UPLIFT RURAL COMMUNITIES

2008-03-06T08:23:00.000+02:00

PLAN TO UPLIFT RURAL COMMUNITIES

Municipalities will henceforth have to adhere to strict conditions in order to receive grants from the provincial treasury.
These measures are apparently being implemented in an effort to fast track rural development. MEC for treasury, Sa'ad Cachalia, said at the announcement of the province's budget last week that capacity challenges have impacted on municipalities.
"We cannot just put money where there is no capacity. If we do money will be lost," Cachalia said. He said rural development is a top priority for government and added that when economic difficulties arise, rural communities are inevitably the hardest hit.

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UNION: INTEGRATE COMMANDO MEMBERS INTO POLICE FORCE

2008-03-06T08:22:00.000+02:00

UNION: INTEGRATE COMMANDO MEMBERS INTO POLICE FORCE

Commandos should be kept as is and be integrated into the police system, maybe as reservists.
This was the opinion of Mr Erwin Haynes, chairperson of the security committee of the Pietersburg District Agricultural Union during the Community Police Forum meeting held on Friday.

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TRAUMA WEEKEND

2008-03-06T08:20:00.000+02:00

TRAUMA WEEKEND

The city of Polokwane experienced a restless weekend, with tragedy hitting from every angle.
A man was injured in an accident on the corner of Grobler and Voortrekker Street on Saturday night.
An official on the scene said it is suspected that the man had been racing another car, when the traffic light changed and he tried to brake. He apparently lost control of his car and collided with a truck that was standing at the traffic light.
The man was taken to the Polokwane Provincial Hospital with a broken left leg and right ankle.
A domestic squabble ended in tragedy on Sunday morning, when a man (51) allegedly shot his wife (39), and then turned the gun on himself.
Police spokesperson, captain Mohlaka Mashiane said: "The police are still investigating the murder of the couple. It happened at about 10:00.
"The couple was arguing and the man allegedly shot his wife. We are still making enquiries about his death, but his private firearm was found next to his body."
Another accident occurred on the N1 south close to the Protea Ranch Hotel on Sunday.
According to police spokesperson, superintendent Ronel Otto, the vehicles involved in the accident were travelling in the same direction on the wet road surface. A Tazz lost control and skidded into a bakkie. "The six people in the Tazz died on the scene and the driver of the bakkie died on his way to hospital," said Otto.
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Road crashes claim 62 lives

2008-03-04T10:45:00.000+02:00

Road crashes claim 62 lives

04 March 2008
Sne Masuku, Alex Matlala and Sapa

BLOODY WEEKEND: MEC Bheki Cele (middle) and police inspect an accident scene which left 10 people dead in Shongweni. The weekend road accidents killed at least 62 people. PHOTO: THAMSANQA MKHULISA

Weekend records highest number of road deaths

At least 62 people died on South African roads between Friday and yesterday in what has been described as the bloodiest road carnage weekend this year.

In KwaZulu-Natal 31 people lost their lives while Limpopo accounted for the second highest figure of 17.

In Transkei eight soccer players returning from a soccer game in Tsolo died after a taxi they were travelling in collided with a bakkie on Sunday.

The accident happened near Madzikane-ka-Zuli Memorial Hospital at Mount Frere in the Eastern Cape.

KwaZulu Natal woke up to horrific crashes in separate accidents.

Ten people died in Inchanga near the Shongweni off-ramp, 14 others were killed in Nyanyadu near Dundee and three in Matubatuba.

In two of the accidents, a 10 year-old child and a four-year-old were killed and at least 13 others sustained serious injuries.

A horrific head-on collision between a minibus taxi and a truck between Dundee and Osizweni at P272 on Nyanyadu road left 12 passenger dead while five others were critically injured.

Jaws of life had to be used to remove passengers trapped in the minibus taxi.

In another accident, 10 people were killed and four others are in a critical condition in hospital after an accident involving two cars and a bakkie at Shongweni, near Marianhill toll plaza.

Transport department spokesman Nonkululeko Mbatha said the driver of a bakkie travelling from Durban to Pietermaritzburg allegedly lost control and swerved to the opposite direction and collided with two on-coming vehicles, one of them a VW.

In another accident in Mtubatuba on the north of the province, two teachers and a 10-year-old pupil at Mtikini primary school in Ingwavuma were killed instantly when the driver of a Ford Ikon they were travelling in lost control and overturned near Zamimpilo market.

The vehicle was reportedly carrying six teachers and pupils at the time of the accident.

In Limpopo seven people died when a bakkie collided with a sedan near the Ranch Hotel just outside Polokwane on Sunday.

"The driver of the bakkie apparently lost control and veered off the road and rammed into the Tazz killing six of the occupants instantly," said police spokesman, Senior Superintendent Ronnel Otto.

She said the driver of the bakkie died as he was being rushed to a hospital in Polokwane. He sustained serious head and body injuries.

Another four people died on Friday afternoon when a BMW X5 crashed head on with Nissan Micra between Sekgakgapeng and Mokopane.

Police said the driver of the BMW was driving under the influence of alcohol.

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Pupils in Limpopo on rampage

2008-03-04T10:44:00.001+02:00

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04 March 2008
Alex Matlala

SCHOOL DISORDER: Angry pupils at Kabelo High School at Ga-Ramethlwana village outside Polokwane in Limpopo are insisting on te return of maths and science teachers who were transferred from the school. PHOTO: ELIJAR MUSHIANA

Windows smashed, staff assaulted in protest against 'teacher truancy'

Angry pupils at Kabelo High School at Ga-Rametlwana near Polokwane ran amok yesterday, smashing school windows and assaulting teachers.

They assaulted and chased teachers out of classrooms in protest against the transfer of maths and science teachers in January.

Police were called to the school to quell the volatile situation, but their presence did not seem to deter the angry pupils.

Senior Superintendent Mohale Ramatseba said some teachers were assaulted but did not suffer any serious injuries. He said investigations were continuing.

The situation was later brought to normality by the pupils' parents, who offered to negotiate with the school management on their behalf while they went back to classes.

The pupils are protesting against what they call "teacher truancy" through their failure to teach.

They also protested against the transfer of two maths and science teachers.

The pupils told Sowetan yesterday that the two teachers also taught English and life orientation, and that since they left in January no teaching of these subjects had taken place.

"We are behind with our school syllabus. We came to school to learn and not to sit in the classrooms without being taught.

"How can you study when no lessons take place.

"We want our teachers back or we will resort to mass destruction of school property," said pupil representative Eliot Chokoe.

Chokoe said the protest would continue until the end of the week if their two teachers were not brought back.

School principal PJ Motsepe and members of the school governing body (SGB) were still locked in a meeting when Sowetan visited the school.

Ndo Manga, spokesman for the education department in Limpopo, was unavailable for comment.

The protest comes three weeks after pupils at Nthube High School forced the authorities to promote them in spite of their dismal performances.

A week earlier, pupils at Sewela Batho High dismissed their principal and a teacher after they accused the two officials of meting out corporal punishment.

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Seven killed in Limpopo accident

2008-03-03T10:42:00.000+02:00

Seven killed in Limpopo accident

March 02, 2008, 20:30

Seven people have been killed in road accident between Polokwane and Mokopane. Limpopo Roads Spokesperson, Boiki Tsedu says a van and sedan were involved in a collision.

Six people, including a driver, travelling in a Toyota Conquest from Polokwane were killed instantly.

The driver of the van died on the way to hospital. Police are investigating the cause of the accident.

In another accident, 31 people have been injured, four seriously, when two minibus taxis collided head-on near the Ebenezer Dam on the George's Valley road outside Tzaneen.

Provincial Transport Department spokesperson Gordon Horn says a third car, a bakkie, was also involved. The injured have been taken to the nearest hospital. Horn says reckless driving is the alleged cause of the accident.

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Blame those boys’ parents

2008-03-03T10:41:00.001+02:00

Blame those boys' parents
Justice Malala: Monday Morning Matters	Published:Mar 03, 2008

Blacks are experiencing racism daily I was in Polokwane, Limpopo, on Saturday afternoon when I drove past an ordinary South African scene. Thousands of children were playing in several school fields. Parents were packed around the fields, watching rugby, track and other sporting activities. The parents yelled and whooped, encouraging their children. It was incredibly touching, and incredibly human, and it made me smile. As a parent, I identified with the pure human and parental instinct to encourage one's children. But something was wrong. Everyone was white. The children, the parents and teachers were all white. I stopped and looked. There has been anger by many at the barbaric video made by four University of the Free State students. The video shows elderly black workers being abused by the students in what they outrageously claim was their contribution to debate on integration at the university. Several times last week, as the outrage swelled, people wondered aloud how young people such as the four racist students in the video, raised in a new country, could do such a thing. "They are not from the apartheid era. They don't even know what apartheid was like. How could they do this?" one asked. The answer goes like this: Fourteen years after South Africa shook off the shackles of apartheid, the truth is that petty racism is alive and well in this country. The truth is that, for black people, racism is an experience lived almost daily. It is in simple things, such as utterances that are thrown about without a thought that one's countrymen are offended by them. It is in crude eruptions like the UFS video, the victims of which did not speak out until now. It is precisely because so many of us live with the reality of racism, so powerfully with us, everyday, that we have vowed never to reduce ourselves to the level of the racists. That is why so many of us are outraged that those who claim to know the pain of exclusion on racial grounds can suddenly be sanguine about the Forum for Black Journalists kicking whites out of a meeting. It is not right when it is done to us. It is not right when it is done by us to others, either. But why did those kids stage their horrible act of racism at UFS? It is because, to a very large extent, scenes like the one I saw in Polokwane are considered "normal" by many whites in South Africa. Those children have been to white schools all their lives, they live in households where their parents never nod towards the horror of apartheid and they only mix with other whites. Sure, the tournament could have been for Afrikaans- medium schools only. But where are the coloured children who speak Afrikaans? The head of the SA Human Rights Commission, Jody Kollapen, said last week that many white South Africans were reluctant to apologise for apartheid and its horrors, often saying that it was not intended or they did not know what happened. Kollapen went on to say that no conversation about the past, beyond the limits of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, took place in South Africa. This, he said, meant that South Africans did not start with a common understanding of what went wrong and how to go about rectifying it. The scenes at the whites-only tournament , and the eruptions at UFS, are precisely because many white South Africans still do not believe that black children can take up places besides their (white) children in the classrooms. The white children have ingested their parents' attitudes. Phumla Gobodo-Madikizela, author of A Human Being Died That Night, once said that many South Africans walk into a room and do not ask themselves why they are the only white people in it, or the only black people. The reason those kids at UFS abused those black men and women is simple. Their parents never took them to schools, or neighbours, or friends, or restaurants, where they walked in and saw black people and white people together as equals. Those kids are racists because their parents and their schools and the U F S, consciously or unconsciously, raised them racist. And they raised them racist because they have never acknowledged that they were once — and perhaps are still — racist. The Times - http://www.thetimes.co.za/News/Article.aspx?id=718496 http://www.polokwaneonline.com http://polokwanechats.blogspot.com/ http://polokwanechatter.blogspot.com/ http://limpopoonline.blogspot.com/

Five cops arrested for rape

2008-03-01T11:52:00.000+02:00

Five cops arrested for rape

Sat, 01 Mar 2008

Five Limpopo police officers have appeared in the Kriel Magistrate's Court for allegedly repeatedly raping a 12-year old girl, provincial police said on Friday.

Police spokesperson Abie Khoabane said the girl had come to the police to report an abusive father in 2006 who was always fighting with the girl and her mother.

"The police, aged between 25 and 35, said to the girl 'we'll solve your problems for sexual activity'."

Since 2006 until this Thursday, the girl was raped by the five policemen on different occasions, sometimes at her house and sometimes after being brought to the police barracks.

Recently, other police officials came to speak at the girl's school about abuse and domestic violence and the need to "break the silence".

Khoabane said the girl then told a teacher about the abuse.

On Thursday, when the alleged rapists found out other police were taking the girl's statement about the abuse, one of them went to her to intimidate her and also raped her.

Khoabane said police began their investigations and arrested the policemen on Friday morning.

They appeared on Friday in the Kriel Magistrate's Court on charges of statutory rape, intimidation, corruption and attempts to defeat the ends of justice.

They remain in custody and will reappear in court on 7 March for a bail application. They were suspended immediately without pay.

"We will take them head on" in departmental investigations, said Khoabane.

"We expect them to protect children against any forms of violence and abuse."

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Mulandana murder: Protesters want bail denied

2008-03-01T09:49:00.001+02:00

February 28 2008 at 01:08PM

About 300 people were protesting outside the Vuwani magistrate's court in Limpopo on Thursday during the appearance of three people who face charges of shooting a local mayor, the SABC reported.

The public broadcaster reported that the three accused, including two family members, allegedly shot Councillor Alpheus Mulandana five times while he was sleeping at his home in Dzwerani village three weeks ago.

Mulandana survived the shooting.

The public broadcaster reported it was alleged that two men, a local traditional healer and the councillor's son left the scene thinking the councillor was dead.

The third accused is believed to be Mulandana's wife.

The protesters wanted the accused's bail to be denied, the SABC reported. - Sapa

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Limpopo Executive held their first meeting after the opening of the Legislature

2008-03-01T09:47:00.000+02:00

Limpopo Executive held their first meeting after the opening of the Legislature
Sello Moloto outlined the action plan for 2008-9

The Limpopo Executive Council held its routine meeting on the 27^th of February 2008 in Polokwane. It was the first meeting after the opening of the Legislature where the Premier outlined the Programme Of Action (POA) of government for the financial year 2008/09. The meeting was also taking place five days after the Premier's Intergovernmental Forum met to craft the Provincial Energy Efficiency Plan in response to the continued power outages in the country and province in particular.

The Executive Council also discussed the issue of land claims and its impact on agricultural development in the context of challenges regarding Makgobaskloof. In this regard, the Executive council noted the continued delays in the resolution of land claims and difficulties in the sustainability and/or productivity of claimed lands post settlement. The Executive Council has therefore tasked the department of Agriculture to propose a viable model that will benefit communities in more meaningful way. This should amongst others include continued utilization of the land once an offer of purchase has been made, shortening of the period between the time the claim is lodge and the time is transferred to the claimant, support to beneficiaries post the settlement of the claim, and more importantly, viable ownership models.

Taking place on the verge of the presentation of the provincial Budget for the financial year 2008/09, the Executive Council meeting also gave the Provincial Treasury an opportunity to present the expenditure report of government. The report showed signs of significant improvement in spending of the budget by government departments and institutions. Of particular note is that spending is mostly on the infrastructural developments projects and related service delivery programmes such as provision of electricity, water and sanitation.

"This biasness towards infrastructure development in spending has contributed significantly to skills development and job creation in the province, hence the decline in unemployment rate from 35.4% in March 2006 to 32.4% in March 2007 as also confirmed by Statistics South Africa" said Limpopo Premier, Sello Moloto. The Executive council further directed that in line with the priorities of government for the financial year 2008/09, 79% of the provincial budget to be presented on the 28^th of February 2008 should be allocated to the social sector, with Health and Education being the major beneficiaries.

On the other hand, he continued power outages, particularly their impact on the economy and daily lives of the people, remain a great cause for concern the provincial government. "It is against this back ground that Premier of Limpopo convened an urgent Premier's Intergovernmental Forum on the 22^nd of February 2008 in Polokwane to discuss the Provincial Energy Efficiency Plan in order to save more energy and sustain the growth of the economy", said Mogale Nchabeleng, spokesperson of Limpopo Provincial Government. The draft provincial plan from this Premier's Intergovernmental Forum was presented to this meeting of the Executive Council on the 27^th of February 2008 for adoption.

"The Executive Council adopted the plan as the provincial guide to action in response to the electricity challenges facing the province and the country as a whole. The plan includes an aggressive Power Conservation Programme that will ensure an improvement if the energy reserve margins, inculcating of behavioural change in terms of energy consumption and, more importantly, productivity gains in the economy through elimination of wasteful energy usage", said Limpopo Premier, Sello Moloto.

A multi-stakeholder to oversee and coordinate the implementation of this plan was also established. The Task team is composed of the Office of the Premier, Department of Local Government and Housing, ESKOM and Government Information and Communication System. Municipalities on the other hand have been tasked to develop the municipal-specific energy efficiency plans. These would include the development of by-laws that would ensure that ESKOM and other stakeholders enforce energy saving mechanisms as a matter of urgency. "The campaign to educate communities about the significance of energy saving and related alternative energy sources will be led by the Premier and the MEC for Local Government and Housing", said Mogale Nchabeleng.

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University of Limpopo adds Xerox Nuvera

2008-03-01T09:45:00.001+02:00

University of Limpopo adds Xerox Nuvera

FULL STORY
Bytes Document Solutions, authorised distributor of Xerox products and solutions to 24 African countries, is saving up to 94 per cent on the cost of textbooks and study guides for students at the University of Limpopo by supplying the campus with the Xerox Nuvera 144 Digital Production System.

Aimed at book publishers and companies which print manuals and textbooks, the Nuvera 144 halves the time taken to complete large commercial print jobs as the machine simultaneously prints documents on both sides.

'Xerox continues to raise the benchmark for product innovation and quality,' said Keith Knott, divisional manager: production systems group at Bytes Document Solutions. 'Through its constant innovation the company remains ahead of the competition.'

By printing its own textbooks and study guides internally, the University of Limpopo has reduced the cost of textbooks from R200 per book imported from Europe to R12 for the locally printed version. This represents a saving of 94 per cent.

'There are 16 000 students at the university, most of whom can't afford the high prices that imported textbooks demand,' said Jacques Nell, CEO of Xerox Data Master, the dealer that supplied the high-volume digital printer.

'This is the first printer of its kind in South Africa and it has revolutionised the way the University functions.'

Students are able to receive their own textbooks and study guides with their names printed on them to reduce theft. If only a few chapters of a book are needed for a module, then students needn't buy the entire book as only the required chapters are printed, and royalties are paid to the author by the University, which costs much less.

'This is an African solution to an African problem,' said Nell. 'There is a major demand for education in Limpopo and by creating cheaper textbooks we are able to meet that demand.'

The Nuvera 144 print-on-demand system has reduced the textbook creation process from 15 steps to three, boosting turnaround time.

When it was decided that the ANC conference last year would be held in Limpopo, the party was concerned that the province would not have the capacity to print all the documentation needed. However, with the Nuvera 144 in place, all the conference's printing needs were also met.

'Currently the Department of Education is spending R5 billion per annum on textbooks to supply two grades,' said Nell. 'There is enough money in South Africa to supply all schools and tertiary education institutions with textbooks, but it is not being spent effectively. We must begin to use technology to our advantage.

'Only R2 billion is needed to cover all textbook costs if the government were to go the technology route and supply each province with its own Nuvera 144. The University of Limpopo understood this and thus followed this route.'

Textbooks can also be printed in indigenous languages to help students learn and to boost comprehension.

'Education is the basic price for any strong economy. By enabling students to receive an education it allows them to obtain, jobs which ultimately lowers crime,' said Nell. 'The Nuvera 144 represents a major breakthrough, and by focusing on the solutions that technology can offer, we can reap enormous benefits,' he concluded.

Xerox is represented in 24 sub-Saharan African countries by Bytes Document Solutions. For additional information visit: www.xerox.co.za.

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Celebrating the Morula festival

2008-03-01T09:43:00.002+02:00

Celebrating the Morula festival

29 February 2008
Alex Matlala

kicker: MEC for Tresury Limpopo, Saad Cachalia during the Limpopo budget 2008/ 2009 held at Lebowakgomo Legislature on Thursday (Yesterday). PHOTO: ELIJAR MUSHIANA

SHARING: Limpopo Tourism and Parks chief executive and ANC spokesman, Benny Boshielo, MEC Collins Chabane, Richard Ramafalo and Grace Mkhari. PHOTO: ALEX MATLALA

It will be glitz and glamour in Phalaborwa today when dignitaries from neighbouring countries and abroad join Limpopo MEC for Economic Development Collins Chabane to celebrate the Morula Art Festival.

The annual festival takes place at Impala Park, Phalaborwa, near the Kruger National Park.

Dignitaries from Zimbabwe, Germany, Botswana, Namibia and Mozambique are expected to attend.

The Morula Art Festival is celebrated each year in the tourism and mining town of Phalaborwa.

The festival, which was officially launched on March 2006, is aimed at celebrating the indigenous fruits of the amarula tree – marula.

The Greater Ba-Phalaborwa municipal mayor, Gloria Valoyi, said not only does the festival increase the number of tourists visiting the town, but also serves as an entertainer, educator and facilitator.

Several artists are billed to entertain guests at the festival today and tomorrow .

Free morula beer, food and music will be the order of the day.

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In pursuit of skills

2008-03-01T09:43:00.001+02:00

In pursuit of skills

29 February 2008
Alex Matlala

help: Education MEC Aaron Motsoaledi teaches a Grade 9 pupil how to use a computer at Makgoka Secondary School.

The Limpopo department of education needs 3200 maths and science teachers in an effort to fight the chronic shortage of scarce skills.

Department MEC Aaron Motsoaledi said on Wednesday that the province needs 1600 qualified teachers in maths and 1600 teachers in science in the province's schools.

Motsoaledi said his department aims to turn the erstwhile Kwena Moloto College of Education in Seshego near Polokwane into a school where teachers and post-matric students would be trained in maths and science subjects.

People who have matriculated with such subjects often qualify to pursue careers in engineering, architecture and medicine, Motsoaledi said.

"The first group who have undergone similar training at Mastec college were a group of 50 teachers.

"They finished their training course yesterday and they will be placed in different circuit offices in the province as curriculum advisors.

"The other group of 500 will commence their training in April and then be dispatched to schools in the province for the same reason.

"This would help us to fight the serious shortage of maths and science teachers in our province and even extend beyond into other provinces," said Motsoaledi.

He was speaking minutes before the pronouncement of the province's budget delivered in Lebowakgomo by Limpopo provincial treasury MEC Seth Cachalia.

"We believe we will also receive a fat slice of the budget which will enable us to deliver our promise with precision and distinction," Motsoaledi said.

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Man threatens to shoot mom

2008-02-29T10:30:00.001+02:00

Man threatens to shoot mom
28/02/2008 13:16 - (SA)

Walter Ka Nkosi

Lebowakgomo - A 21-year-old man has been arrested on charges of threatening to shoot his mother.

His mother phoned the police after her son, who dropped out of school last year, arrived home late on Wednesday and accused her of treating him badly.

"She said he threatened to shoot her if she didn't treat him better. When he went to his bedroom, she quickly phoned the police," said Captain Mamphaswa Seabi, spokesperson for the Lebowakgomo police station near Polokwane.

He said that when police arrived at the house in Makotse village, they found him asleep.

The woke him up, arrested him and confiscated two unlicensed firearms, a 9mm pistol and a 7.65mm pistol.

"We will track down their lawful owners and find out how the weapons got into the boy's hands," he said.

He said the teenager is expected to appear in the Thabamoopo Magistrate's Court soon.

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Brighter life for needy

2008-02-29T10:28:00.000+02:00

28 February 2008
Moyahabo Mabeba

Good job: Polokwane municipal workers instal electricity cables in Seshego township. Photo: Moyahabo Mabeba

Some of the frustrations experienced by poor households who have survived without electricity in Polokwane, Limpopo, are now coming to an end.

The city's municipality has embarked on a master plan, dubbed the "Electricity Rehabilitation Programme", which focuses on the free installation of electricity in houses within its area of jurisdiction.

About 1500 households will benefit from the project which is already in the works.

According to municipality spokesman Simon Mokoatedi the project for the upgrading of existing infrastructure and the installation of electricity in poverty-stricken households will cost millions.

Mokoatedi told Sowetan yesterday that R1million had already been spent on the installation of high and low voltage electrical systems in the township of Seshego outside the provincial capital, Polokwane.

"For the past two financial years we have allocated R1million to meet the needs for electricity in every household.

"We began by upgrading the old infrastructure to supplement more power," Mokoatedi said.

"This is part of the government's policy to provide free basic services to the needy."

The project, currently running in Seshego Zone 2 and 3, has brightened life for many families in the huge township.

Most of the houses set to benefit from the scheme are those built by the old apartheid government.

Mokete Seshibe, a 72-year-old widow, is justifiably on cloud nine about the installation of free electricity for her and her family.

Over the past years she has struggled to support her large family on her meagre pension and has been unable to pay for electricity.

"My life and that of my children and grandchildren is about to change. We have been living in darkness for the past 20 years and now this is like a dream come true," Seshibe says.

"I have been longing for this moment to come but with the social grant that I receive every month, I couldn't afford to instal electricity.

"But now that the municipality has come up with this plan, I am looking forward to a new, bright life."

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MOLOTO: WORLD CUP IS A CONTINENTAL FAIR

2008-02-28T09:47:00.000+02:00

Safa hosted a 2010 Business Summit at Cosmo Leisure on Thursday to discuss possible growth opportunities with local businesspeople ahead of the 2010 World Cup.
The summit was officially opened by Limpopo premier, Mr Sello Moloto, who described 2010 as a opportunity for businesspeople, not only for the 30 days of the 2010 World Cup but also extending beyond the World Cup's closing ceremony.

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PUBLIC INVOLVED IN CRIME FIGHTING

2008-02-28T09:46:00.000+02:00

The South African Police Services have recently made a number of arrests following tip-offs from members of the public.
The Polokwane Chamber of Business' safety and security executive committee member, Mokone du Preez, believes the chamber's drive in January and February to involve residents of Polokwane and its surrounding areas in the fight against crime has started to bear fruit.
Du Preez said it is vital that all business owners and residents know which policing sector they fall under as well as what their sector policing officials' round-the-clock contact details are. Contact Superintendent André Kotze for contact details and other queries.

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UNLIMITED SEX-TALK

2008-02-28T09:34:00.001+02:00

If Mxit seems like the only virtual danger on a cellphone, think again.
Jamble is by far the most popular virtual community of fantasy and fun. Jamble is a service for cellphones that allows the sharing photos and videos with friends.

With Mxit you need a telephone number to exchange video clips or photos but with Jamble a user has a profile and one has the choice of exchanging cellphone numbers.
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JAIL FOR BABY RAPIST

2008-02-28T09:33:00.001+02:00

The Musina teenager who admitted in the regional court that he raped his 14-month-old cousin last year, was sentenced to seven years imprisonment on Friday.
After the incident the strongly built teenager first said his cousin "fell" when he carried the stunned toddler back to the house in an area known as Blikkiesdorp where the family had gathered for a party. She was taken to the Musina Hospital where doctors examined her.

Medical evidence before court explained in detail the severity of the girl's injuries. She was transferred to the Polokwane Provincial Hospital where she received the first of several reconstructive surgeries. She was discharged ten days later but when her mother failed to bring her back for follow-up medical care, social workers placed both the girl and her eight-year-old sister in foster care, where they still remain. The victim underwent her last reconstructive surgery last month.
When members of the child protection unit visited the family home in Musina, the teenager told the investigating officer, inspector Masiwa Dzagama, that he used his finger to penetrate the girl.
The teenager's mother handed the girl's underwear and a bloodied T-shirt to the police. DNA tests later determined that the teenager ejaculated in the girl.

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POLOKWANE FACES 2010 TRAFFIC CHALLENGE HEAD-ON

2008-02-28T09:32:00.001+02:00

The Polokwane Municipality is currently preparing its Transport Operational Plan (TOP) for the 2010 Soccer World Cup.
"This plan is being prepared in line with the initial National Transport Operational Plan, developed by the national department of transport. It is intended to outline all the operational requirements and action plans in terms of public transport, traffic management and incident management in the context of spectator travel patterns and match schedules envisaged for the Polokwane Municipality during 2010.

The project will be completed in March 2008," said Ms Thato Matsoku, spokesperson for the Polokwane Municipality.
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HE IS MY HERO

2008-02-28T09:20:00.001+02:00

HE IS MY HERO

by Pierre Bloem on Thu, 2008-02-28 08:20. Northern Review: News

They watched television together and laughed only an hour before an employee killed her grandfather, Omra Cassim.

Maxi Monyela worked for the Cassim family of Nirvana for eight years and never spoke or showed one word of anger towards them. But last Monday night Nazrana Cassim (21) and her family saw a very different side of the man they trusted. Monyela attacked Cassim in the family's house and stabbed her more than 20 times.

She lost 50 percent of her blood by the time she arrived at the hospital but she managed to stay conscious during the whole ordeal.

As she enters the room, one can see the scars and clips in her head and the bandages around her hand and neck from the stab wounds. "I heard my grandfather scream while I was watching television. I went to the closed door and asked what was wrong but Monyela told me nothing was wrong and that he was just screaming.

"I knew something was wrong, I opened the door and saw my grandfather lying on the ground. I walked towards him and suddenly felt someone grabbing me from behind and starting to stab me. The light was off so I could not see anything and just kicked and screamed the whole time to get away from him.

"I could feel his power and knew he wanted to kill me. After I fell to the floor read more.

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'Budget is generous'

2008-02-28T08:56:00.001+02:00

‘Budget is generous’

28 February 2008, 08:53:24 AM | André Buys

Members of the Polokwane Chamber of Business had the opportunity last week to listen to finance minister Trevor Manuel’s budget speech.
The speech was televised live via satellite and was followed by tax expert, Prof Matthew Lester’s comment.
Lester is a professor at Rhodes University and said while the world economy is now in a difficult stage South Africa still remains one of the better places to be.

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Mitchell House LIFE SKILL & TRAINING CENTRE OPEN

2008-02-27T11:54:00.001+02:00

Mitchell House LIFE SKILL & TRAINING CENTRE OPEN ON 19 JANUARY 2008

The Enrichment Centre caters for pupils with moderate to severe cognitive and or physical disabilities, who require extensive ongoing support in one or more major life activity in order to participate in integrated community settings and to enjoy a quality of life that is available to citizens with fewer or no disabilities.

Support may be required for life activities such as mobility, communication, self-care and learning as necessary for independent living and employment.
Intervention for the pupils who attend the Enrichment centre involves Individualised Education Plans designed according to each pupil's unique needs. Each Individualised Plan provides a holistic, inclusive and supportive educational programme for the pupil.

At present sixteen pupils attend the Centre, their ages varying from 6 years to 16 years. We are currently developing a Life-skill and training programme for the older pupils.

It is imperative that the service we offer is extended in order to provide a programme which supports young adults, thus ensuring that they become contributing members of our community.

In any given community, whether geographic or cultural, a certain number of children belonging to that community will require specific support interventions.

Due to the development of the Mitchell House College, the extension of the Enrichment Centre falls within the demographic of the school community.

We currently have a waiting list of fourteen children.

Some of these children have been on our waiting list for three years.

These parents are desperate to enrol their children at the Enrichment Centre so that they can receive the specialised intervention necessary for their development.

The Enrichment Centre is the only facility in Polokwane which caters for children with physical disabilities and which offers programmes which support children with Pervasive Developmental Disorders (Autism; severe challenging behaviour) and children in need of Augmentative and Alternative Communication.

There is no other option or choice for families living in our community.

The extension of the Enrichment Centre would:
    Provide a training programme for young adults.
    Cater for children on the waiting list.
    Ensure younger intake.
    Create a feeding system.

It is imperative that the extension of the Enrichment Centre upholds the ethos upon which "Pathways"was built.
Always striving for and maintaining excellence and above all nurturing and supporting families and children with disabilities re- gardless of race, religion, creed, colour, gender or socioeconomic background.

VOLUNTEERS FOR THE
ENRICHMENT CENTRE

If you would like to assist in the Enrichment Centre or would like to present to our staff at our Professional Development sessions—it must be education / child orientated, please contact Sue Altenroxel at pathways@polka.co.za.

Independent Primary Schools’ Athletics Meeting

2008-02-27T11:39:00.000+02:00

Independent Primary Schools' Athletics Meeting:

Herewith the results:

Individual Awards: The following athletes are to be congratulated for their individual achievements:

Best Junior Boy: Lesedi Kekana – Mitchell House Preparatory School;
Best Junior Girl: Jessica Motau – Eagle's Nest Christian School

Best Track Athlete: Khanye Mafunda – Mitchell House Preparatory School

Best Field Athlete: Sefanias Negussie – PEPPS Polokwane Preparatory School

Best Senior Boy: Khanye Mafunda – Mitchell House Preparatory School
Best Senior Girl: Nicole Botha – Mitchell House Preparatory School

Best Spirit: The trophy for best spirit is awarded to PEPPS – Polokwane Preparatory School.

Team awards: Overall winners of the day were:

Maseala Progressive School with 317 points – in third place;

PEPPS Polokwane Preparatory School with 335 points – runner-up;

Mitchell House Preparatory School with 481 points – winning school.

Congratulations Mitchell House athletes!

MITCHELL HOUSE

Limpopo Student leaders up for murder

2008-02-27T11:27:00.000+02:00

Student leaders up for murder
26/02/2008 13:38 - (SA)

Walter Ka Nkosi

Polokwane - Three student leaders at the University of Limpopo have been accused of throwing a fellow student out of a moving taxi, killing him.

A meeting was held between the Student Representative Council (SRC) and vice chancellor Professor Mahlo Mokgalong on Monday about expelling the students pending the outcome of their trial.

Professor Mokgalong said he could not comment on Tuesday because university protocol was strict about all media statements being made through spokesperson Kgalema Mohuba.

Mohuba could not be reached for comment, however.

But one member of the SRC, who asked not to be named, confirmed that it was agreed that the three students not be allowed back on campus.

"Although we are happy about the law taking its course, we stressed at the meeting that the three students are no longer accepted on campus," he said.

The students, George Tswai, 24, Tivane Selomola, 22, and Raymond Mavelevele, 23, are charged with the murder of fellow student Nkosinathi Mhlongo, 22.

Mhlongo, a BA Communications student, was thrown out of a moving taxi in Mankweng near Polokwane on Friday evening.

The students were returning from the Union Buildings in Pretoria where they had submitted a memorandum to education minister Naledi Pandor about rising university fees.

The three accused were not asked to plead to charges of murder when they appeared in the Mankweng magistrate's court on Monday.

The case was postponed to March 3 for their bail applications.

Selomola, also known as "Straw", is chairperson of the South African Students Congress on campus, while Tswai and Mavelevele are with the Student Union Christian Association (SUCA) where Tswai is chairperson and Mavelevele is a committee member.

Other students who witnessed the incident told police that the fighting was fuelled by alcohol and began when they were travelling through Naboomspruit.

Mhlongo was allegedly cornered at the back of the taxi and kicked and punched when he criticised the three for making allegations against another student who wasn't there to defend himself.

Mhlongo's head was also bashed against the side of the taxi before he was eventually thrown out at Mankweng.

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Website Promotion: Some Way To Advertise For Free

2008-02-27T08:16:00.000+02:00

Website Promotion: Some Way To Advertise For Free

by Elias Maseko

Free internet advertising makes it easy for you to put free ads on several of the premier quality web sites whenever you want, for free. This kind of benefit you get from free internet advertising can only do, to say the least, miracles for your business. Most of these free internet advertising companies give you 3 slots to advertise any product or service for free.

Most web sites promoting free internet advertising have features like classified ads submitter - where you can get a enormous exposure with instant results and expand your sales by large volumes over night, opt-in email lists - non spam bulk emailing program, guaranteed 100% legal. Opt-in email lists are created by people who have volunteered or 'opted-in' their email addresses to these lists. These lists are very effective for creating personalized email to prospective clients.

You have finished making your own website. You have introduced your company and presented your products and services. You have added propositions and promos to catch your target audience's attention. You have achieved the dos and don'ts of building a company web site. But why isn't your website a major success?

Free and low-cost internet banners are spread all through out the World Wide Web. Banners that pop-up at the top of a page or in a separate window would automatically catch your target audience's attention.

Text links. This is not just cheap...this is virtually free! Let someone text link your site and return the favor.

Cheap versus expensive, that's always the question that hounds on whenever we're trying to get something. In the field of internet advertising, just be wise enough to figure out what will suit your needs. Go for what you want as long as there are visible results.

And the best reason to advertise in free internet advertising is because it is absolutely free.

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BIKE4BEASTS MTB Challenge 2008

2008-02-26T14:54:00.000+02:00

The BIKE4BEASTS MTB Challenge is back for its second year. Thank you to all the riders who supported the event in 2007 and made it such a success.

Join us on this exciting and adrenalin-filled cross-country MTB challenge in the 33000 hectare Venetia Limpopo Nature Reserve.

This reserve is situated in the Limpopo Province, some 80km west of the mining town of Musina, close to the confluence of the Shashe and Limpopo rivers, which form the natural international boundaries between Zimbabwe, Botswana and South Africa.

The reserve is set in the rugged landscape of the Limpopo Valley floor and is home to a wonderful diversity of plant and animal life including elephant, lion, leopard, black and white rhino, wild dog as well as a host of antelope species.

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SOUTH AFRICA: Labour dept to inspect Limpopo’s farms

2008-02-26T14:53:00.001+02:00

Limpopo – The Department of Labour is to conduct inspections on 325 farms in Limpopo to determine the level of compliance with labour laws.

"The focus of the inspections will be on all applicable labour laws regulating conditions of employment and the determination of the minimum wage with an objective of fostering sound labour relations in the sector," the department said.
These include provisions of the Occupational Health and Safety (OHSA) law and the Unemployment Insurance Act.

"Compliance with the law is not an option, we are determined to enforce the law and employers who are found to be contravening the law will be punished," department spokesperson, Zolisa Sigabi warned.

The inspection comes after last week's blitz conducted in several Limpopo farms, where department officials cracked down on illegal workers on farms and farmers who defaulted labour laws.

The joint operation which involved the police, labour inspectors, officials from the Department of Home Affairs and the Human Rights Commission also discovered that farmers unlawfully recruit and exploit illegal immigrants from Zimbabwe.

Some farmers were found to have flouted labour laws regulating the payment of overtime, excessive underpayment of workers and in one instance discovered violations of the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF).

Ms Sigabi said at the time that one crop farmer was found to be deducting money for the UIF from illegal workers but none of the contributions were ever handed over to the department as required by law.

Ms Sigabi said the department requires employers to register anyone who is working for them for 24 hours a month or more.

Failure to comply with the provision of the law constituted a punishable offence which could result in a fine or imprisonment, or even both.

"The crackdown would be intensified in the area until government was satisfied that illegal immigration and workplace exploitation were nipped in the bud," Ms Sigabi said at the time.

She said that inspectors found violations of worker rights, where workers are required to work up to ten hours per day, with wages as low as R107 per month.

In some farms in the Mopane area of Musina, scores of illegal immigrants who worked on the farms were arrested this week as they had no valid permits.

At the Delft tomato and maize farm in the area, officials arrested several illegal workers, who together with 51 local labourers worked seven days a week for monthly wages of between R330 and R1 200 each.

The employer, who was not at the workplace at the time, was also found to be flouting labour laws regulating overtime payment.

At a pepper and beans farm in the Mopane area, 50 illegal workers were found to be working nine hours per day from Monday to Friday for wages ranging between R107 and R900 per month.

However, officials could not access many other farms which were mostly locked up but officials have vowed to make follow-up inspections in those farms. - BuaNews

Polokwane is hungry for houses

2008-02-26T14:46:00.001+02:00

THE NEED for housing in Polokwane is overwhelming.
This statement is, at least, based on the reaction of people to an advert that appeared in Capricorn Voice on Wednesday, 20 February. On the same evening the advertisment was published, scores of people flocked to Peter Mokaba stadium to be registered on the Polokwane municipality's housing database.
There are currently only 97 serviced stands ready, all situated at Nirvana's extension 3.

The stands range from R203 000 to R358 000 while their sizes range from 450 to 800 square metres. Since Wednesday, over a thousand people have been forming lines at the stadium, most of them sleeping there.
The municipality said it is overwhelmed by the response and that it will use the list of names as a guide when planning a new development. Municipal spokesperson, Mr Simon Mokoatedi, said the stands will be allocated on a "first come first serve basis" and that those buying are expected to adhere to strict conditions of payment. "They must pay 15 percent deposit upon approval of the sales and pay off the remainder in two months, so they should be able to secure bonds within two months," he said.
He added, however, that people should not panic because more stands are to be serviced as time goes by and that the database will be updated.

Some people came from from as far as Mpumalanga and North West. One local, Thomas Sephoka said he was disappointed that he found that the queue was already very long when he got to the stadium. Sephoka, who is temporarily employed, said he has some savings and hopes he will be able to afford a stand.
Originally from Moletjie, Sephoka said he has been renting around Polokwane for over ten years and said he now needs to own a house he can share with his child and girlfriend.

"I applied for an RDP house a long time ago, so maybe this time I will be lucky and get a stand."
Mokoatedi said no entities like businesses or organisations will be allowed to buy stands and no one will be allowed to buy more than one.
He said those born outside South Africa will have to produce proof of permanent residence in South Africa. He also said the municipality is happy with the reaction.
"It shows that people trust that we can deliver quality service".

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Moloto: World Cup is a continental fair

2008-02-26T14:40:00.001+02:00

"Impressions will be long-lasting and I am calling on the business community to ensure visitors will come back after 2010. Government will supply roads and world class stadiums to host the matches, but the locals and service delivery will make it a memorable event, different from the rest, distinctly South African, distinctly African," he said. According to Moloto, government sees the World Cup as a "continental fair", an opportunity to give the African image a boost and "build a community of nations". "We will all be ambassadors for the whole continent. We have the capacity and the opportunity has arisen - let's take it," Moloto concluded.

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The Brazen Head - Franchise Opportunity in Polokwane

2008-02-26T12:18:00.000+02:00

Great news for anyone who wants to get into the Restaurant and Pub business …

Now you can own your very own authentic Irish Restaurant and Pub in

POLOKWANE

If you ever wanted to own your own Restaurant and Pub, or if you want to expand your existing operation, don't miss this exciting opportunity to get in early on South Africa 's newest Irish Restaurant and Pub franchise:

THE BRAZEN HEAD

We at Brazen Head, Head Office, are looking for investors and franchisees to open up Brazen Head Irish Restaurants and Pubs in Polokwane. You may wish to be a part-owner, or get a group of friends together. We can help you find the right operator, or you may know of operators ready to undertake this task.

Costs:

Set up costs from R 1 600 000, depending on whether it is a conversion of an existing restaurant or a new development.

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Full training, support and marketing are provided. We'll hold your hand every step of the way – even if you've never run a restaurant or pub before, we'll turn you into an expert.

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Submit News, Letters, articles, Blogs, and Info in Polokwane and Limpopo

2008-02-26T09:51:00.000+02:00

Should you wish to submit any news, Letters, articles etc. you may send your info to polokwaneonline@vodamail.co.za.

Content welcome. It will be scrutinised, and posted up for people to read.

Chamber ready for new year

2008-02-26T09:46:00.000+02:00

The Louis Trichardt Chamber of Commerce strives to represent the voice of local business, create a conducive business environment and enhance its members' interests.
The mission of the chamber include the creation of a suitable environment in Louis Trichardt for the establishment of businesses and suitable economic growth through the linkage and negotiations with relevant shareholders; to be a respected body on local, provincial and national level and to represent the majority of all local businesses. For more information, contact the chamber's secretary, Corrie, at 079 902 9988 or send an email to lttsake@lantic.net.

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Own your own Employment Agency !!!

2008-02-26T09:28:00.001+02:00

Professional CV Zone is expanding to other parts of South Africa

We are making franchise opportunities available in the following areas:

Johannesburg [Gauteng]
Midrand [Gauteng]
Durban [Kwazulu Natal]
East London [Eastern Cape]
Port Elizabeth [Eastern Cape]
Cape Town [Western Cape]
Kimberley [Northern Cape]
Rustenburg [North West]
Klerksdorp [North West]
Polokwane [Limpopo]
Middelburg [Mpumalanga]
Secunda [Mpumalanga]

As a Franchisee you get to retain 87% of your monthly profits after royalty fees, advertising etc have been paid !

Return on investment in month 10 of operations already.

R100,000 + income potential monthly.

This is an ideal opportunity for someone wanting to enter the exiting world of recruitment.

If you have experience in recruitment, know how to network with companies and want to own your own recruitment agency then this is for you !

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2010 South Africa World Cup Schedule

2008-02-25T15:05:00.000+02:00

FIFA released their 2010 South Africa World Cup Schedule

"With anticipation growing ahead of the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™, the official Match Schedule has been released. To find out where the games will be played in Cape Town, Durban, Johannesburg, Mangaung/Bloemfontein, Nelson Mandela Bay/Port Elizabeth, Nelspruit, Polokwane, Rustenburg, Tshwane/Pretoria between 11 June and 11 July 2010." - FIFA.com

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FIFA salutes World Cup efforts in South Africa

2008-02-25T08:44:00.001+02:00

Cape Town, South Africa - FIFA inspection team Friday concluded a five-da y inspection tour of six of South Africa's 10 World Cup stadiums and heaved prai s es on the 2010 host cities, PANA reports.

"We are very impressed with the efforts made in all venues visited and amazed by the level of details of their preparations," said Ron DelMont who headed the de l egation.

He said South Africa was arguably ahead of previous World Cup organisers at this comparative stage.

The delegation visited stadiums in Johannesburg, Tshwane, Rustenburg, Polokwane, Nelspruit and Mangaung.

The visiting FIFA team is made of experts in the areas of security, competitions , hospitality, media, marketing, Television and IT who carefully analysed the st a dium plans and discussed with project managers the current status and communicat e d any changes that needed to be made to ensure the smooth hosting of the event.

"The technical details and level of understanding of the FIFA and LOC requiremen ts by the host cities and professional teams building the stadiums is really ver y advanced. They fully understand the high requirements and have catered for it d u ring the construction process.

"We have had very positive feedback from the host cities," explained Dennis Mumb le.

Dressed in their hard hats and safety boots, the team toured the two large const ruction sites at Polokwane and Nelspruit taking shape in brilliant weather, and o nly imagined how the two high tech arenas will operate when they open their gate s to the public in late 2009.

The progress made since last year when the team first visited the Peter Mokaba S tadium in Polokwane surprised the delegates.

Due to recent strikes that have now been resolved, Nelspruit's Mbombela Stadium is a few days behind schedule, but according to the delegation there is nothing t o be concerned about.

The FIFA delegates were, however, intrigued by the unique design of the Nelsprui t stadium, which integrated the province's rich wildlife scenery into its featur e s.

Cape Town - 22/02/2008

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Polokwane and other 2010 stadium progress gets thumbs up

2008-02-25T08:42:00.001+02:00

World football body FIFA on Friday expressed satisfaction with the progress in South Africa on stadiums that will host 2010 World Cup matches.

Following an inspection tour of six of ten stadiums this week FIFA said in a statement: "We are very impressed with the efforts made in all venues visited and amazed by the level of detail of their preparations.

"I can assure you we are arguably ahead of previous FIFA World Cup organisers at this comparative stage," Ron DelMont, FIFA's head of the inspection tour delegation said.

The inspection team visited stadiums in Johannesburg, Rustenburg, Pretoria, Polokwane, Bloemfontein and Nelspruit.

Delays to the start of work on some of the venues and strikes over pay at some of the sites over the past year had led to some concern that the stadiums might not be ready by a FIFA cut-off date of October 2009.

Five of the six stadiums visited by FIFA this week have to be ready even sooner as they will host games in the 2009 Confederations Cup. - Sapa-DPA

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Job Interviews - Tips To Review Before You Go

2008-02-25T08:36:00.000+02:00

Job Interviews - Tips To Review Before You Go

by Darren Rebarnald

The second step in obtaining the job is meeting the future employer for an interview. The first step that an applicant has successfully completed was sending your application and passing the screening process of the company.

There are many ways a company can receive resumes and those would be from an advertisement that was posted, a headhunter of friend referral, or through the means of a company website to apply for a job online.

Here are a few tips that will help in having a successful interview;

Before attending an interview, it's better to do some research on the company one is applying to.

So that you don't choke during a real job interview, it would be a good idea to practice with mock interview questions by a friend or a family member.

When you go for an interview, it's better to always arrive fifteen minutes early. This demonstrates to employers that the person is prompt and suffices as a good attribute in a possible employee.

Be sure to bring extra copies of your resume and any other pertinent documents to answer certain questions, when you do meet with an employer. An example of certain documents need would be portfolios. These are used by architects and photographers, for example, which show some of the work they have performed in the past.

It's always better to dress suitably. This demonstrates to the employer serious-mindedness on the part of the applicant trying to get the job. It is essential to have your finger-nails and hair well groomed for the interview. The outfit worn ought to be professional. This would imply that shoes must be used to match the outfit. If you generally wear a lot of jewelry, it's better to remove and tone it down for the interview.

When you are in front of the employer, smile and greet the interviewer with a firm (but not bone crushing) handshake which is always a good start to get the interview moving.

During the course of the interview, listen very well to the questions asked. Each must be answered truthfully and confidently to be able to sell yourself to the potential employer.

Subsequently, the applicant ought to thank the recruiter for the time that was given to meet for the interview.

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Get Started Blogging: Five Blogging Tips

2008-02-25T08:35:00.001+02:00

Get Started Blogging: Five Blogging Tips

by Angela Booth

A few years ago, blogging was a niche activity. Now blogging has become mainstream. Businesses small and large are blogging. But what's a blog?

Think of a blog an instant-publishing Web site. It's a site in a chronological format, so that as new items are added to the blog, they push older items down the Web page.

Your aim in creating a blog is readers, as many readers as possible - thousands a day. Thousands of readers translate into dollars, because you can sell to those readers.

Let's get started blogging. These top tips will help you to create a successful blog:

1. What's it about? Your blog has to be about a specific topic

Your first step is to choose what you'll write about. Stick to one topic per blog. Remember that you'll write about this topic often, so ensure that you choose a topic you like. Maybe you like movies: you go to the movies several times a week. If so, you could create a movie review blog. Now you have an excuse to see all the latest releases.

2. Write your blog as if you're chatting with a friend

Try to make your writing as relaxed and casual as you can on your blog. Imagine that you're chatting to a close friend, or writing someone an email message. If you're writing a business blog, keep the casual feel: you want your readers to feel as if you're talking directly to them.

3. Create a schedule for writing to your blog

Many readers will subscribe to your blog, so give them something to read as often as you can. Decide how often you'll write. In the early months of blogging, write often. You're building up your content so that new readers will find you via the search engines.

4. Help your readers

The more useful information or entertainment you provide, the more popular your blog will become. Think about your readers, and what they want to know about your blog's topic. If you encourage comments, they will tell you what they want to know.

5. Your blog is a conversation: encourage comments

Think of your blog as a conversation with your readers. Ask readers to leave comments, by asking them questions. You can then respond to the comments they leave.

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Five Ways To Mange Your Boss (without Him Or Her Knowing It!)

2008-02-25T08:35:00.000+02:00

Five Ways To Mange Your Boss (without Him Or Her Knowing It!)

by Jack Forrest

With spring around the corner, many young men and women are preparing to graduate. Many of them will enter the business world for the first time. If they are like me, there will be certain lessons they will learn to be successful. One of the most important lessons is how to manage your boss. Read on below to find 5 simple steps to managing your boss.

Give your boss regular updates, even if he or she doesn't ask for it. Yes, this is just another form of "communication". Some bosses will demand regular updates, while others don't. But all bosses want to know that progress is being made, especially on high-profile projects. Don't save bad news or problem issues for later. The sooner you let your boss know there is a problem, the faster the two of you can work together to come up with a solution. I know, this can be scary, and some bosses don't take bad news well. But it's better to get the issue out on the table. Trust me, you don't want to wait until the day a project is due to tell your boss that the deadline was impossible to attain!

Don't be disorganized. Whether you have a set meeting with your boss or not don't treat it like a social event. Show up prepared. Be organized. Written notes are a good idea unless you have a killer memory. For the boss who just likes to surprise you with surprise visits at your desk, a list you update daily is a good idea to make sure that he or she can't get the better of you.

Most bosses, if asked, will say they don't want to be interrupted. But there is a fine art of following up with your boss on important issues. You don't want to bug him or her but you do need to get attention when you need it. Be persistent but not pesty. Be courteous of their privacy and knock before entering their office and never enter when they are on the phone unless you have a prescheduled meeting and they wave you in.

Do what you can to make the boss look good. At the very least, do what you can to make her job easier. We would all like to get credit for every bit of work we perform, but sometimes doing the work and helping your boss look good for that big meeting will pay you more dividends than getting the immediate recognition. And yes, some bosses are better than others at giving credit where credit is due. But if your boss learns he can rely on you to make him look good, chances are he'll eventually ask you to make that next big presentation instead of him.

Be grateful for the job and be respectful of the burdens your boss is carrying. All to often all we see is a person who's making more money than us and, perhaps, we are a bit envious of them. We start expecting them to be more intelligent, more mature, and more subject to our needs. But think of the impact you will create when you let your boss know that you are happy to have your job and respect them as a person. I'm not advocating being some sort of overly optimistic happy Harry or to kiss up to your boss at every turn. No it's a quiet gratitude and gentle respect I'm advocating.

I assure you that if you follow these five steps not only will you see greater success in the business world than do those who don't, you'll end up being happier as well. And that's just goodness no matter how you look at it.

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You can do Kruger as a self-drive or as a guided tour

2008-02-22T11:26:00.001+02:00

You can do Kruger as a self-drive or as a guided tour. Other exciting options include walking safaris, mountain bike trails and a self-drive 4x4 trail. The nearest airport to the park is the Kruger-Mpumalanga International Airport, just outside Nelspruit. The southern, more popular, part of Kruger is about four hour's drive from Johannesburg, and a little less from Pretoria. The drive to the more remote, far less utilised, northern part, takes a few hours longer, but it's not on the same route. You could do a great circular tour if you had ten days or so to spare. Fly in to KMIA and enter the park in the south, drive very slowly to the north, spending a day or two at different camps en route, and then drive back to Johannesburg. (Or the other way round, of course.)

Hiking the Olifants Trail in Kruger Park

Strangely - and contrary to expectations - the northern part, which is truly wild, has less animals than the south so don't feel you're missing out if you've only got a few days in the more busy part of the park. As well as the Kruger National Park, the lowveld is well endowed with private nature reserves read More...

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South Africa, the most beautiful place to visit

2008-02-22T11:26:00.000+02:00

'I believe that South Africa is the most beautiful place on earth. Admittedly, I am biased, but when you combine the natural beauty of South Africa with the friendliness and cultural diversity of our people, and the fact that the region is a haven for Africa's most splendid wildlife, then I think even the most scrupulous critic would agree that we have been blessed with a truly wonderful land. I would like to extend a personal invitation to you to come and see for yourself the splendour of South Africa. I know that my people will be delighted to welcome you and I think you will be enchanted by their warmth and hospitality. I am equally sure that you will enjoy our culture, our cuisine and the warmth of our people'.
Nelson Mandela - humanitarian AIDS campaigner and previous President of South Africa (1994-1999)

South Africa is an awesome holiday destination with so much to do you'll be spoiled for choice. South Africa is internationally renowned as one of the world's top game viewing and birding destinations, but it also has some of the world's best flowers, which can be seen to great advantage, particularly in the Western Cape where the indigenous fynbos forms part of the Cape Floral Region, which is a world heritage site read More..

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2008-02-22T11:25:00.002+02:00

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Traffic arrest whip

2008-02-22T11:25:00.000+02:00

THE DEPARTMENT of roads and transport is in hot water after traffic officials arrested the deputy chief whip of the Limpopo Legislature Mr Jack Matlala on the parliamentary premises last Thursday.
The arrest apparently happened when Matlala and other members of the provincial legislature were on lunch. Roads and transport spokesperson Mr Boikie Tsedu said Matlala was arrested for outstanding traffic fines.

"Traffic officials are doing their job, but we are investigating how they arrested him. If he was arrested on the legislature premises, we condemn the action. The officials must also say what prompted them to arrest Matlala." A member of parliament who saw the arrest, Mr Maxwell Nemadzivhanani, said it appeared as though the arrest was part of a personal vendetta. He added that it looked like the officials were out to embarrass Matlala. "They were supposed to arrest him outside the legislature premises. We know that there is no one above the law, even lawmakers, but Matlala should not have been arrested where he was."

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Grandfather slaughtered in bloodbath

2008-02-22T11:24:00.001+02:00

The Nirvana community has been bathed in blood following a gruesome murder in which Mr Omar Cassim Dada (Umie Boyne) was hacked to death with an axe late on Monday night and his granddaughter, Ms Nazrana Cassim (21), repeatedly stabbed in the head in an attempt to kill her.
An employee of the deceased has been arrested and is expected to appear in court shortly.
Cassim and her grandparents, Mr and Mrs Dada, were at home when the employee pounced on the unsuspecting family in what appears to be a premeditated attack. It was later discovered that weapons had been placed at various points in the house.
Polokwane police spokesperson Lesiba Ramoshaba confirmed the event and said that a suspect has been arrested on counts of murder and attempted murder. He was unable to provide Polokwane Observer with any further information.
During the scuffle Cassim managed to break free, pushed the panic button and phoned her mother.
Mr Dada apparently fired a shot at the perpetrator, who then rushed to Ms Dada in another room, asking her to call an ambulance as "Pappa had shot me".
She was unaware of the fact that the perpetrator had just slain her husband.
According to the family their security company was alerted more than once by more than one person, but they were last to arrive on the scene. Crime Prevention Forum members were first on the scene, followed by the SA Police read more...

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4x4 The African Way

2008-02-22T11:24:00.000+02:00

82 traditional leaders get 4x4s 30/01/2008 18:28 - (SA)
Silas Nduvheni
Polokwane - Limpopo Premier Sello Moloto handed over 4x4 vehicles to 82 senior traditional leaders on Wednesday.
Provincial government spokesperson Mogale Nchabeleng said the premier had made a commitment during the opening of the legislature to support the institution of traditional leadership.
Provincial house of traditional leaders chairman Sefogole Makgeru, said: "This intervention comes at a time when traditional leaders are more than willing to join hands with the government to ensure that the lives of the people are changed for the better."
Nchabeleng said Limpopo had 183 senior traditional leaders and that the other 101 would receive their vehicles no later than June this year. News24.com http://www.news24.com/News24/South_Africa/Politics/0,,2-7-12_2272973,00.html

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