Platinum Gazette

4 June 2010
Burgersfort, Steelpoort, Ohrigstad, Jane Furse
Tel
Fax
0832719151 (Editorial); 0835431676 (Advertisements)
0865549031/013-231 7147
email: adverts@platinumgazette.com
editorial@platinumgazette.com

Shop where Burgersfort, Morone Centre

© Platinum Gazette
South Africa shops! Tel: (013) 231 8090 or 087 808 4022/3

Comrades drama:
3 gold medals for
Greater Tubatse
Photographs on this page: Willem Montgomery Fanie Matshipa (right), a caddy at Tubatse Chrome Gholf Club,
achieved a gold medal with his fifth place in the Comrades
Marathon last Sunday (running in Toyota colours), while two
employees fom Modikwa Platinum Mine, Peter Molapo
(Nedbank, below right) and Leboka Noto (Mr Price) achieved
ninth and tenth position respectively. Read all about this historic
comrades for the area on this edition’s sports pages.

Ca$h Trader Kitchens to dream about Let your dream become a reality.
AUCTION * Custom designed kitchens to suit your budget
and needs * Wide range of quality fittings
MBBCh (WITS); Practice No: 0247308
(at Dr. Mattellaer’s surgery)
Diploma in Mental Health; Diploma in Occupational
Health & Medicine; HIV Management; Independant
5 June 2010 * Marble tops available * Cupboards * Lights
* Ceiling fans
examiner for RAF & Insurances (ABIME)
We offer a holistic approach to your medical condition
10:00 Wide range of
bathroom
with the following services:
Dietician; Psychologist; Physiotherapist; Occupational
Behind ABSA Bank, near accessories also Therapist & Speech and Hearing Therapist
Cheap-Cheap available. All medical
Quality guaranteed aids,
Everything must go! workmanship. including
Range can be tailored Platinum
It keep getting better to your needs. Health are
and better every time! welcomed.
Dr Lorna
Furniture, Hi-Fi’s, Visit us ffor
or a quote!
quote! Burgersfort Steelpoort and her
Contact: team.
TV’s, Tools, lots Shop Phelo Wood Limosa Limosa, Shop 9, Opposite Greater
072 781 1236 or
& lots more! 082 569 4677 & Interior Tubatse Traffic Department
Steelpoort Industrial area Tel: 013 231 7307/8
Tel: (013) 231 7140 • Tel: 013 231 1331 next to Talisman E-mail: lornamaps@yahoo.co.uk
2 NEWS 4 JUNE 2010

‘Challenges despite progress’

Municipal
The budget of the Greater Tubatse Municipality for the 2010 / 2011 municipal financial yar was finally approved last Monday at a
special council meeting held at the B-tbatse Primary School in Praktiseer.
The school venue provided more space for the councillors and public who attended the meeting than the council chambers in
Burgersfort.
The Mayor, councillor Ralepane Mamekoa, thanked communities for having confidence in the leadership of this Municipality. He

budget
said they were always behind their leaders in all the forums convened and their participation was constructive. He said the council
would not have survived without their inputs, suggestion, comments and concerns and he expressed the hope that this partnership
will continue for many years to come.
He also thanked leaders from various formations, churches, youth, women, Magoshi, CBOs, mines, business, sector departments
and other representatives of the society who contributed to the 2010/2011 IDP and Budget saying their participation augurs well for
the pursuit of the municipality’s vision “to develop Tubatse as a Platinum City in an integrated manner to improve the quality of

approved
life for all”.
He stated that the IDP is aligned to the priorities of national government as contained within the medium strategic framework
and 2009-2014 Limpopo Employment, Growth and Development Plan.
Cllr Mamekoa committed the municipality as part of 2010/11 IDP and Budget, to the local government turnaround
strategy(LGTAS) in order to restore public confidence in the municipality as part of the national effort to speed up development,
saying “the turnaround strategy would enable the municipality to improve the provision of basic service delivery such as water,
sanitation, and waste management, roads, town and land use management.
He said the delivery of basic services remains a huge challenge for the municipality despite the significant achievements in this
area. Over a period 2006 to date the municipality has experienced township development growth of over 200% which impacted
positively on the revenue base. These investments in excess of R5 billion in the local economy have so far created more than 5000 job
opportunities (both temporary & permanent) in the area since 2006 to date despite the challenges of the recession that the country
has experienced in recent times.
He acknowledged the contribution of Marula Platinum, Two Rivers, Dwars River, Mototolo, ASA Metals, Modikwa, Twickenham,
Xstrata and Samancor mines to the growth and development of our local economy, as well as property developers such as Cranbrook
Properties in the area.
He stressed that more still need to be done by mining companies particularly in the areas of local community empowerment in
the form of local employment, ownership and access to procurement opportunities.
Councillor Mamekoa reported that more than 73% of total households of 66 6611 live in cement/brick houses at RDP standard
and above, which a good indicator of social progress in the municipality. Access to water is reaching 72.5%; access to basic
sanitation14.9%; access to electricity is 63%; refuse removal at 8%; and traffic management services are improved. He said tarred
roads in Greater Tubatse Municipality have been upgraded and streets are being lit for the first time during this period, butt
admitted that there are some areas that needs further attention.
He lamented the fact that the municipality’s ability to address the basic service backlogs is constrained by the fact that it does
not have the authority to perform certain key functions such as water, electricity, fire fighting and district roads. This status,
constrains the pace of property development in the area. Going forward and working together with other spheres of government he
said the council believe these bottlenecks should be addressed as part of the municipality local turnaround strategy for accelerated
development and service delivery to our communities.
He said Greater Tubatse Municipality has experienced a population growth of 27% against the provincial growth of 4% over the
past 5 years. This population is mainly propelled by in-migration due to economic activities taking place in the area. This situation
has further put huge financial and non- financial constraints on the ability of the municipality to keep up with these changes due to
limited budgetary, bulk infrastructure and human resources constraints.
The mayor then gave the council and the public feedback on the progress with existing projects, which is all but completed for
this financial year, new projects planned as well as the opreting budget for the coming year. He also highlighted some of the key
issues that came from the 2010/2011 IDP/Budget stakeholder/community engagements processes: namely the need for water and
sanitation services; the need for household electrification; the need for road infrastructure; housing, fencing of grave yards, job
creation, clinics and hospitals, sports fields, skills training, tourism facilities, land availability and ownership, agriculture and
beneficiation in the mining sector, saying it had all in influence on the budget as well as the local government turnaround strategy,
recession of the local economy that has impacted on the ability of customers to pay their utility bills and negatively affected revenue
projections of the municipality; National Treasury guidelines on inflation and year-on-year increases in the expenditure budget;
agreements and allocations.
He said the budget seeks to strike a balance between basic developmental service delivery provision in rural areas/villages and
the need to maintain and upgrade our infrastructure in urban and township areas.
The mayor announced that a general tariff increase of 6.5% on all service charges by the municipality. This increase in tariff he
explained has been kept below average to allow the customers and consumers to recover from the effects of recession. The indigent
households are also encouraged to register with the municipality to receive the applicable rebates and social support.

New Ward 18 councillor sworn in

Following last week’s by-election in ward 18, the new councillor, Kwenyeni Forche Mkhabela of the ANC, was sworn in at Monday’s special
council meeting in Praktiseer where the municipal budget was approved. In the photograph mhe takes the oath.

Platinum Gazette contact details:

Editorial: William Zwart

Tel: 083 271 9151
E-mail: editorial@platinumgazette.com

Advertising: Beánnla Celliers

Tel: 083 543 1676
E-mail: adverts@platinumgazette.com

Fax: 086 554 9031/013-231 7147

Postal address: P O Box 2208, Burgersfort, 1150

Website: www.platinumgazette.com

Printers:
Printed by Paarl Coldset (Pty) Ltd, 83 Heidelberg Road, City
Deep Production Park, City Deep.

Copyright: All rights concerning any advertisement and / or

other material contained in the Platinum Gazette are
expressly reserved in terms of Section 12 (7) of the Copyright
Act (98 of 1978).
4 JUNIE 2010 NUUS 3

The new municipal building in Burgersfort - almost completed, with blazing

lights.

Beware of this
Almost completed...
cellphone
scam
Concerned service personnel at MTN in Burgerfort called Platinum Gazette this
week, after they became aware of a new cell phone scam launched at cellphone
users in the area.
According to one personnel, unsuspecting owners of cellphones receive an
sms, telling them they have won a large amount of money, typically R95 000 in a
Nokia cellphone promotion. The sms gives them a number to call as well as a
“pin” number.
When the number is called, the so-called “pin” is requested by the person on
the other side, who ‘’enters” it into a “system”, where after the caller is typically
requested to buy R180 worth of airtime, which he or she is not allowed to load
onto their phones, but to forward the voucher pin to a number supplied by the
person on the other side. The caller may also be requested to deposit money, as
much as R2000 into a bank account before the “prize” can be paid out.
The MTN personnel say quite a number of clients request to buy large
amounts of airtime and upon enquiry admit that they want to respond to the
scam sms. They warn that people should not fall for this scam and rather delete
the sms from their phones.

2299
99
EACH

2199
EACH

KNORR 17 99
EACH
FRISCO 250G INGRAMS
SOUP CAMPHOR
ASSORTED 500g
10s

2199EACH
ELLIS BROWN
1KG

5599
99
EACH

2499
99
EACH SUPER SURE FLOUR

SURF WASHING
12.5KG
PRIDE MAIZE
MEAL 12.5KG
3999EACH
POWDER 2KG

Shop No. 6, Khadima Centre, Main Road,

Burgersfort. Tel: 013 231 8196
We reserve the right to limit quantities. All prices include VAT. E&OE
4 NEWS
District budget approved
Last week Thursday Sekhukhune District
Municipality approved the budget for 2010/
2011 at a council meeting held at Jane
Furse Comprehensive School. The meeting
took place on Thursday 29 May 2010. The
budget speech delivered by Cllr Mogomo
David Magabe, Sekhukhune District
Mayor, was the last of the current council
as elected in 2006.
The venue provided more space than the
council chamber at Elias Motsoaledi
Municipality that was used last year.
One of the first things Cllr Magabe touched on to accelerate quality service delivery
during his speech was the public viewing areas within the context of each
within the municipality for the FIFA Soccer municipality’s needs and conditions.
World Cup. To build clean, responsive and
“We call upon young and old to support the accountable local government. Make
public viewing initiatives,” he said. The sure that systems and structures and
municipality will have two public viewing areas. procedures are developed and
One at Monsterlus in Elias Motsoaledi enforced to deal with corruption,
Municipality and one at Ntwampe Sports maladministration and to ensure that
Ground in Greater Tubatse Municipality. municipalities communicate and
Cllr. Magabe also explained the strategic account more to communities.
objectives of the Local Government Turn Around To improve functionality,
Strategy performance and professionalism in
(LGTA) and municipalities. Ensure that the core
how the administrative and institutional
municipality systems are in place and are
will apply operational to improve performance.
itself to reach Improve national and provincial
those policy, support and oversight to local
objectives. government and strengthen
The strategic partnerships between local
objectives are: government, communities and civil
To ensure society.
that To reach these objective Sekhukhune
municipalities District developed the following
meet the strategy and it will find concrete
basic needs of expression in the coming year’s IDP
communities. and service delivery budget
This implies implementation plans.
that an Each local municipality also
environment developed a LGTA. “We are fully
is created, aware of the daily challenges that our
support people are faced with around water,
provided and sanitation, road infrastructure,
systems built housing and electricity,” he said.
“We are currently engaging the
Department of Energy to explore the
possibilities of more funding to
address electricity backlogs for
Tubats eand Makhuduthamaga.
The budget is shaped according to the
strategic priorities identified by
council in the 2006/2011 integrated
development plan. This includes the
development on institutional capacity
and efficient financial management
geared towards efficient delivery of
services. The maximization of
economic growth and development
through developing local economic
opportunities and facilitating
empowerment. The facilitation of
access to land to ensure sustainable
land use management in the entire
district. The promotion and
implementation of social development
programmes. The forstering of
community participation and
ownership of municipal programmes
through effective communication. The
strengthening of co-ordination of
governance structures and to
facilitate sound inter-governmental
relations.
Through the consultation process for
the 2010/2011 IDP/Budget the
following strategic priorities emerged:
4 JUNE 2010
Concerns regarding unfinished water
projects. Sanitation and electricity
problems. The issue of road infrastructure
and access bridges to villages. The
allocation of bursaries. Social facilities. The
lack of consultation between councillors
and communities. Problems around the
allocation of RDP houses. The collapse of
small businesses and co-operatives due to a
lack of comprehensive support and
agricultural support to subsistance
farmers. The development of heritage sites
and tourism promotion and the role of
developing mines in social development.
“We hope that the Sekhukhune Develop-
ment Agency will be able to leverage-off on
our district’s competitive advantage. I am
pleased to announce that the Board
members have already went into strategic
planning sessions and approved business
plans for the development of the district,
and the Agency is looking forward to
discharge its own mandate and of course
with its own challenges,” Cllr. Magabe
said. “The Board is currently in the process
of appointing a Chief Executive Officer
who will take responsibility for setting up
the operational structures of the Develop-
ment Agency. We have allocated R million
as start-up capital to assist the Agency adn
get it off the ground”.
Cllr. Magabe expressed his hope that the
budget will go a long way in addressing key
service delivery needs of people. He also
thanked members of the mayoral
committee, councillors, the municipal
manager and his team of officials, ward
committees, traditional leaders, commu-
nities, civil society organisations and
everyone who took part in the public
consultations and who continue to contri-
buted towards reaching the mandate the
municipality carries as electorate.
Cllr. Mogomo David Magabe, Sekhukhune
district mayor delivering his budget
speech.
4 JUNIE 2010 NUUS 5

Winter
Vuur
Fees

Laerskool Burgersfort se winterfees was vanjaar weer

eens ‘n reusesukses, met stalletjies, ‘n GROOT vuur,
baie te ete en te drinke, die RUGBY tussen die BULLS
en die STORMERS op grootskerm en die sangeres,
JUANITA du Plessis, wat vir eersteklas vermaak
gesorg het.
6 NEWS 4 JUNE 2010

Kuier by Ohrigstad
se kerkbasaar
Ohrigstad se NG Kerk het hul jaarlikse kerkbasaar verlede week
Saterdag gehou. Die basaar is aan die agterkant van Ohrigstad
Restaurant gehou.
Ten spyte van ‘n ysige wind is daar lekker gekuier, aan
kompetisies deelgeneem, vars produkte gekoop en aan die
heerlikste kos gesmul. Daar was ‘n groot verskeidenheid
aktiwiteit vir groot en klein. Van boogskiet to kleiduifskiet. ‘n
Inkleur-tent vir die kleintjies en ‘n springkasteel het ook vir
afleiding gesorg. Die ouer garde het by die teetuin iets kon geniet
of van die vars gemaakte pannekoek, worsrolle en sosaties gekoop.
‘n Basaar is natuurlik nie ‘n basaar sonder poeding nie. Dié
stalletjie was ook vroeg reeds baie besig.
Teen 14:30 is daar opgepak na die stalletjies die meeste van hul
produkte verkoop het (en ook betyds vir die rugby wat menige
man nie wou misloop nie!).

used &
new m
otor
spares

• Fenders • Bonnets • Grills • Bumpers • Head & Tail Lights • CV

Joints • Brake Pads • Aircon fans • Radiator fans • Condensers •
Carburators • Crankshafts • Alternators • Starters • Shocks • Oil Rebuilds on sale
Filters • Crown and Pinions • Diffs • Ignitions • Radiators • Distributors Engines * Gearboxes

ALE
FOR S
Now stripping for spares * Now stripping for spares * Now stripping for spares

ALE ALE
FOR S FOR S
NOW BMW, Corolla, Tazz, Citi Golf, Polo Classic, Opel Astra,
Sentra, Opel Corsa, Hyundai and much more
STRIPPING!
Mashifane Park (Ga-Mashamothane) • Cell: 076 848 3936
4 JUNIE 2010 NUUS 7

Laerskool Ohrigstad vang gees

8 NEWS 4 JUNE 2010

Wits students visit ECM

On the 01 June a team of 4th year mining
students from Wits University visited Eastern
Chrome Mines.
The university endeavours to provide their
students with practical exposure to the mining
environment. To this end they have sent one
group of mining students to Sishen and
Manganese operating sites in the Northern
Cape, one team to the North West visiting
Platinum mines in the Rustenburg area, and
one team accompanied by their senior lecturer,
Erhan Uludag, to Phalaborwa and Steelpoort to
visit chrome and coal operations.
At Eastern Chrome Mines financial
manager, Dawid Strydom, and rock engineer,
Peter Lehong, accompanied the students to
Klarinet open cast mine and the new Klarinet
underground operations. All open cast mining
at Eastern Chrome Mines are being done by
CCT.
The CCT operations manager, Hendrik
Marx, highlighted that the biggest difference
between open cast and underground mining is
that open cast mining provides immediate
return on ore reserves because it is quicker and
easier than underground mining.
The first blast at Klarinet underground took
place on 13. The adit (entrance to the mine) at
Klarinet underground mine is situated on the
high wall of the open cast mine. Herbert
Sindin, the shift supervisor and Lucky Matsana,
miner, explained the technical workings of the
underground mining operation to the students.
This was without doubt a very exciting
experience for these students to experience the
site of an open cast mine together with the birth
of the new underground operations.
4 JUNIE 2010 NUUS 9

Thought for the week Letters / Briewe

Express your opinion. Write a letter to the Platinum Gazette. Letters may
Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up. be e-mailed, posted or faxed. Contact details are on page 2 of this issue.
It knows it must outrun the fastest lion or it will Spreek jou mening uit. Skrywes kan per epos, pos of faks na Platinum
be killed. Gazette gestuur word. Kontakbesonderhede is op bladsy 2 van vandag se
Every morning in Africa, a lion wakes up. uitgawe.
It knows that it must run faster than the
slowest gazelle, or it will starve.
It doesn’t matter whether you’re a lion or a
gazelle
When the sun comes up you’d better be
running.
(But, unless you’re a runner, you won’t
understand.) - Anon

Dagboek / Diary
Chrome Golf Club Wednesday Competitions

Time: 15:00. Nine holes. Entry fee R60. Enquiries: Martin van Rooyen, 082 816 4833.

Chrome Golf Club Friday Sundowner Competitions (twice a month)

Time: 13:00. Nine holes. Entry fee R60. Dates for April: 16 April. Dates for May: 7 and
21 May. Dates for June: 2 and 16 June. Enquiries: Martin van Rooyen, 082 816 4833.
‘n Anderste marathon
Burgersfort United Soccer
- honderde
Burgersfort United Football Club plays soccer every Wednesday and Friday evening. They pannekoeke by die
invite all social players of all ages to come and join them at the Laerskool Burgersfort
sportsgrounds. Enquiries: Faizal, 082 922 3909 or Riaz, 072 471 7545. basaar op Ohrigstad
Winterveld Ringbal Klub

Winterveld Ringbal Klub oefen Dinsdae en Donderdae by die CVO skool op die R37 (op pad
na Lydenburg) se bane. Enige spelers of nuwe spelers is welkom om by die klub in te skakel.
Navrae: Zelna Wheeler 072 531 6287. Kitsgids na jou SAPD/
Tubatse Ringbal Klub

Die Tubatse Ringbal Klub oefen elke Dinsdag en Donderdag in Burgersfort by Calvin College.
Die klub nooi alle belangstellendes uit om by hulle aan te sluit. Oefeninge is 18:00 vir 18:30.
Important numbers:
Navrae: Richardt, 071 877 7002.
Burgersfort (013) 231 7231
Op-en-Wakker Groep vir bejaardes
Ohrigstad (013) 238 0128
Op Ohrigstad verkoop die Op-en-Wakker Groep vir bejaardes hou elke laaste Vrydag van die
maand pannekoek- en vetkoekverkope by die Pure Plaas stalletjie. Al die geld wat hulle
Roossenekal (013) 273 0075
insamel gaan vir liefdadigheid. Mecklenburg (015) 615 0204
Wildevy 4x4 Dag Eerstegeluk (013) 237 0011
Die Wildevy 4x4 Dag vind hierdie jaar op 31 Julie plaas. Slegs 120 voertuie word op die baan
Tubatse (013) 216 8500
toegelaat. Besprekings kan reeds gedoen word. Persone of besighede wat graag as punt-borge Sekhukhune (013) 260 1007
wil optree kan ook solank hul spasie bespreek. Kontak: Susan Kruger by 013 231 7498/99.
Leboeng (013) 769 9099
Sanlam Cancer Challenge
Maartinshoop (013) 235 4041
10 July 2010 the Sanlam Cancer Challenge will take place at Tubatse Chrome Club. Play
will cover 18 holes and the entry fee is R150 per player. Tee off time is 09H00
(shotgun). Lots of prizes to be won. Come and enjoy the day and hit your shot for
cancer. All welcome. Contact: Martin van Rooyen, 082 816 4833.
Ander nood/Other emergencies:
Rise of the Machine Golf Day
Dilokong Hospitaal/Hospital (013) 2147265
Rise of the Machine Golf Day will take place on 16 June at Tubatse Chrome Club.
Enquiries: Martin van Rooyen, 082816 4833. Mecklenburg Hospitaal/ Hospital (013) 615 0204
Factory Shop Soccer Tournament
Burgersfort Kliniek/Clinic (013) 2317843
Water & Sanitation 082 900 4449
This weekend Factory Shop will be hosting their first annual soccer tournament.
The event will take place at Mogale Wa Bagale High School in Burgersfort. Eight teams Disaster Management -
and the Factory Shop team will fight it out for the trophy. The first game will start at
10:00 on Saturday, 5 June 2010. The final will be on Sunday afternoon, 6 June 2010.
(Ambulance & Fire) 0800 330 022
The public is invited to come and attend the day and support the various teams that are Electricity (Eskom) 0860 037 566
playing.
10 NEWS 4 JUNE 2010

R200 note confusion: how

A large amount of counterfeit R200 notes
prompted the South African Reserve Bank
to upgrade the notes and withdraw the
older version.
This however led to major confusion with
the public and business owners. In
Burgersfort and Ohrigstad tempers
sometimes flared when businesses simply
display notices that they will not accept
any R200 notes.
The Reserve Bank gave the public until the
end of May to exchange old notes with
various commercial banks. Now these
notes must exchanged at one of the six
Reserve Bank branches or the Bank’s
headquarters in Pretoria.
One of the major messages the Reserve
Bank was sending out this week is that
ATM’s are issuing valid new R200 notes
with all the upgraded security features.
In a statement issued by the Reserve Bank
the following message is conveyed:
“The latest security features available
internationally ensure that all of South
Africa’s upgraded banknotes are secure. It
is important for everyone to know their
money. This includes shopkeepers, traders,
and government departments who can be
sure that South Africa’s banknotes and
coins are safe. It is not acceptable for
business owners to refuse upgraded
R200 notes”.
We asked readers how they feel about
shops in our area refusing to take the R200
notes and whether they sympathize with
the traders who are refusing the notes?
Where to now
with the oldies?
Old R200 notes can be
exchanged at the South African
Reserve Bank offices in:
* Bloemfontein
* Cape Town
* Durban
* East London
* Johannesburg
* Port Elizabeth
* and the Reserve Bank head Ms Asnath Masinga said: “We avoid the Me. Ashley Groenewald sê: “Ja en nee.
office in central Pretoria. R200 notes. We are afraid. We return all of Die ouens met winkels is maar bang hulle
them to the bank”. word ingedoen, maar as jy geld trek en
die bank gee R200 note het jy nie ‘n keuse
nie. Jy moet daarmee betaal”.

Upgraded
security
features:
Check for at least three security
features. These are some of the key
features of South Africa’s upgraded
banknotes:
* Banknote Paper
The special quality of banknote paper
and the raised print give it a distinct
feel. Unlike normal paper, banknotes
have a distinct crackling sound when
handled.
* Coat of Arms
The South African Coat of Arms is
used prominently in the front top left
corner, in the gold shimmering band
on the back, and in the silver shining
strip in the security thread of the
R200 banknotes.
* Watermark
The watermark includes the note’s Mnr. At van Wyk is op Ohrigstad afgeneem. Hy sê: “Die mense Me. Riana Joubert sê: “Hulle sit dan die R200 note in die bank.
value number. When the banknote is wil nie die R200 note vat nie. Nou moet ek terugry plaas toe om Dit is irriterend want nou moet jy dit eers weer gaan omruil voor
held up to the light the watermark my bankkaart te gaan haal en geld trek”. jy dit kan gebruik”. By haar is Bertus Joubert.
and the value number are visible,
with the light shining through.
* Windowed security thread
On the R200 banknotes the silver
shining strip security thread is 4mm
wide. The words SARB and RAND
and the note’s value number appear Left: Mr Goodwill
when held up to the light and a Coat Sekoati said:
of Arms appears in the thread when “What I think is
tilted. that the Reserve
* Colour changing ink Bank and the
On the R200 banknotes, the note’s other banks must
value number on the front bottom still accept the
right is printed in ink that changes real old notes. It
colour when you tilt the note. is really unfair
* Diamond shapes that now they
There are five diamond shapes with a refuse to take the
raised feel on the front of the R200 money. Shops
banknote that assist the blind. must now have a
* Gold shimmering band way to identify
This is a very prominent feature, in the money.
gold colour on the back of all Having a few
banknotes. When tilted, the Coat of R200 notes was
easier than Mnr Hennie en me. Vlooi Grobler sê: “Hulle moet net seker maak
Arms and the banknote’s value
having a whole dis die regte noot. Hulle mag dit dan nie weier nie. Dinge verander
number appear.
bundle of notes”. te vinnig en mense en meer tyd nodig om daarvan bewus te word”.
4 JUNIE 2010 NUUS 11

do you feel about it?

Me. Annetjie Nortjé sê: “Hulle mag nie die

nuwe noot weier nie. Ek weet hoe lyk die
nuwe ene en die banke het ook mense
laat weet. Dit maak mense vies by
besighede as die note geweier word. Ons
het self ‘n besigheid en ek verduidelik
dan maar aan die kliënt watter noot is die
ene wat ons aanvaar en hoe hy moet lyk”. Graphic from South African Reserve Bank

Left: Mr William
Mkhabela said: “It
is the right thing
that shops do not
accept it. There are
too many
counterfeit ones. It
is bad for me when
I want to buy
something, but it is
the right thing”.

Onder: Mnr.
Hamilton
Groenewald sê:
“Winkels het rede
om skrikkerig te
wees, maar dis
ongemaklik as ‘n
mens wil betaal”. Mr Joseph Phiri said: “It is confusing.
By hom is People don’t know the new note. They
Mnr. Gerrie en me. Charmaine Nel sê: “Baie banke gee nog R200 Johnathan. don’t know the difference”.
note as jy trek. Wat maak jy daarmee as die winkels dit nie wil
vat nie?”

Mnr. Piet Coetzee sê: “Omdat daar reeds

Me. Maryna de Lange en mnr. Hein Grey sê: “Aan die een kant
het die winkels ‘n been om op te staan, maar aan die ander kant
is dit vir ons as publiek moeilik want jy moet nou eers weer die
note gaan omruil”.
nuwe note beskikbaar is, behoort winkels
‘n masjien te hê wat dit kan scan en sê of
dit ‘n nuwe noot is. Dit sal die ongerief
uitskakel. Ek dink dit is nalatig van die
regering want sulke masjiene moet
dadelik beskikbaar wees as ‘n nuwe noot
uitkom.”
4 JUNIE 2010 12

Klein Advertensies • Smalls

Plaas jou klein advertensie by Phelo Pele Pharmacy in die Khadima Sentrum of by Burgersfort Apteek in die Marone
Sentrum of doen dit elektronies d.m.v. e-pos of faks. Place your small at Phelo Pele Pharmacy in the Khadima Centre
or at Burgersfort Pharmacy at the Marone Centre. You could also place it via e-mail or fax. Enquiries: 083 543 1676
or 083 271 9151. E-mail: adverts@platinumgazette.com • Fax: 086 554 9031
1.Sport Klubs /Sport Clubs 9. Oornag 10 . Te Huur/
2.Betrekking/Vacancy
3.Dienste/Services
4. Oornag Akkommodasie/Overnight
Akkommodasie/
Overnight
accommodation
To Let
To Let
Betrekkings/Vacancies
accommodation 3 Bedroom, 2
5. Troeteldiere/Pets Mooifontein Bathrooms, Study,
Double garage.
6. Persoonlik/Personal
7. Allerlei/Miscellaneous
Guesthouse
Accommodation in Large stand. Are you looking for
8. Gesoek/Wanted Burgersfort. R380 per
person per day.
Available 1 June.
Contact Magda: someone who knows Vakante
9. Te Huur/For Hire Includes Bed & 074 185 0826
10. Te Koop/For sale Breakfasts, Lunch/ how to do the job? betrekking
Supper & Laundry Burgersfort. Two
bedroom flat in secure
service. You could find him or her through Hoërskool Lydenburg
1. Sport Klubs/ 7. Allerlei/ Contact: Judy, 082 complex. Available
advertising in this newspaper. To
308 9221/7 Immediately. Aflos Onderwyspos beskikbaar
Sport Clubs Miscellaneous Contact: place your vacancy advertisement vanaf 1 Julie 2010 tot
076 666 1100 call Beánnla on 083 543 1676.
31 Desember 2010.

WANTED
GSKA Karate

ale Mazda Drifter

Dinsdae & Donderdae Wiskunde Graad 9
van 17h30 – 19h00 by
S Exciting Career Opportunity Doen slegs aansoek indien u oor die

For2005 Model D/C,SLE

Calvin Collage. Almal
We buy all your old
welkom van 6 jaar en
ouer.
furniture for cash! 2X4 Goeie Loopbaan Geleentheid toepaslike kwalifikasie beskik.
Skakel Jolanda
We work in P/S, E/W, L/S, A/C, For a qualified electrician with solar Aansoeke moet die skool bereik voor
Hietbrink by Burgersfort A/B. Price: R 135 000. 00 experience. 7 Junie 2010.
082 859 9681. and Canopy: Vir ‘n gekwalifiseerde Aansoeke kan per e-pos gestuur
Lydenburg Optional elektrisiën met solar ervaring. word aan
3. Dienste/ Phone: Bennie on Please padlangs@lydenburghs.co.za of faks
Contact/Kontak: 013-235 1091.
Services 076 111 8405. contact:
Shaun @ 082 574 4115
0824973849 Slegs suksesvolle kandidate sal
Elshamah Motors E-mail:
Vision Meat shaun@classicbushliving.co.za gekontak word.
Your Mechanic on
Duty. We specialize Slaghuis
in all minor and major Vir al jou vleis en House for
repairs and services biltong behoeftes. KUVUKI
sale/rent Creations
VACANCIES
on ALL types of Ure: Ma. - Vr: 08:00 -
vehicles. Engine, 17:30. Sa: 08:00 -
gearboxes and 14:00. 3 Bedroom * Mink 3 ply blankets
differentials. Tel: 013 231 7094 house for rent or * Beaded Jewellery
Fax: 086 623 7124 * Handmade Wedding
We specialize in for sale in Inviations
Mahindra vehicles. Leandé:
Burgersfort. * Boxes
Lebowa Business 083 637 8749. ...and many more
The following vacancies exist at a well established retail
Park, Burgersfort. E-mail: Contact owner
Contact: Contact: company and it’s associated businesses in the Burgersfort area.
visionmeat@gmail.com directly:
Willie, 076 158 9192.
Ally, 083 786 7760
Denise, 083 937 7005 Candidates with the right requirements are invited to apply.
COMPUTER
SERVICES. 1. MANAGER - Receiving
Upgrades, repairs,
networking, new
“Doing business without advertising is like
Requirements: A person with a proven and solid background
installations. Buy &
sell secondhand
winking at a girl in the dark. You know in retail is sought.
computers. Location:
Lebowa Business
what you are doing, but nobody else
Park.
Contact:
does”- Stuart Henderson 2. MANAGER - Butchery
Riaan, 076 842 9270
or 013 231 7726. Requirements: Must have managerial skills and be qualified in
all aspects of the meat industry.
Kennisgewings/Notices
3. SECRETARY

Requirements: A person with proven sectretarial skills and

more than 5 years experience is sought. Must have excellent
people skills.

4. SECRETARY / BOOKKEEPER

Requirements: Ideally, a person with knowledge of Pastel, HR

and the ability to work with public.

The positions of Secretary / Secretary Bookkeeper might be half-day

positions.

Fax CV and covering letter indicating which position applied for to

086 580 1167 by no later than 9 June 2010.

The company reserves the right not to make an appointment should a

suitable candidate not be found. Only shortlisted candidates will be
contacted. Should you not hear anything with 21 days after publication of
this advertisement, please accept that your application was unsuccessful.
4 JUNIE 2010 SPORT 13

Roaring success
for Xstrata Lion
Xstrata Lion Ferrochrome hosted a Family
Fun day on Saturday 29 May.
The day took place at Steelpoort Academy’s
sports ground and various departments
played in the soccer tournament.
Cheerleaders encouraged their respective
teams while the children played on the
jumping castles and had their faces painted
in proudly South African fashion.
The winning team between the various
departments played against a management
team. Each team chose a name under
which they played and there was no end to
the creativity.
Approximately 200 people attended the
day’s activities.
Music, food and a festive atmosphere, but
avobe all, the employees’ willingness to join
in the fun and excitement contributed to
the day’s success.
The plan is to make this an annual event.

The teams played in

different coloured
shirts with the
name of the team
on the back.

There was lots to do for everyone,

including the children. Face painting was
one of the firm favourites of the day.

Bottom: Each team had group of

supporters who were colourfully dressed
and kept the spirit going with song and
chants.
14 SPORT 4 JUNE 2010

And then they took on the

Xstrata Lion managers...
At the Xstrata Lion Ferrochrome Family
Fun Day held last week Saturday, various
departments played in a soccer tourna-
ment. One of the biggest incentives to do
well, was that the winning team got a
chance to play against a management
team.
The Chrome Chiefs made it to the final
with management who played under the
name, Lion United. Management failed to
score a goal, but were encouraged by their
opponents to keep up the fight until the
end. The plan is to turn this into an
annual event to do team building and have
a little bit of fun with the whole family.
“We thought this is a great idea to get
everyone together and in the spirit of the
upcoming soccer have a fun event like
this,” general works manager, Mr André
van Zyl told Platinum Gazette at the
event.
4 JUNIE 2010 SPORT 15

Comrades Marathon runners to be proud of Other results: Steelpoor t Marathon Club: Erick Mabelane (bronze medal); Simon
Mabelane (Bill Rowan medal); Andrew Mathebula (bronze medal); Sipho Mnisi (Bill
Rowan); Lazarus Mogoane (Bill Rowan); Mongalo Mogoane (Bill Rowan); Sethibe
Mohubedu (bronze); Benny Nlozi (bronze); Thabo Sambo (Bill Rowan); Manie Swart (Vic
Clapham). Tubatse Marathon Club: Sydney Fakude (bronze); Petrus Kedama (Bill
Rowan);
Gabriel
Malinga
(bronze);
Nkoro Molepo
(bronze);
Pieter
Ngwato
(bronze).

All
Comrades
photo’s
taken by
Willem
Montgomery.
Sonia Makoua missed his silver medal Victor Maroga at the finish. Behind him is
with 40 seconds. another Steelpoort runner. Thabo Sambo received a Bill Albert Twala was Modikwa’s first veteran
Rowan medal. to cross the finish.

Fastest caddy in
the country?
Fanie Matshipa (32) was the first athlete from Greater Tubatse to cross this year’s
finish line at the Comrades Marathon. He earned himself a gold medal for this
achievement.
Fanie loves sport and started running seriously in 2001. He is also a regular face at
the Tubatse Chrome Golf Club where he works as a caddy. He often runs from his
home in Ga-Phasa to the course and back as part of his training. He is not
permanently employed.
His firstComrades
was in 2006. This
year he ran in the
colours of Toyota.
Fanie says: “My
training was good this
year and I am happy
with how I ran. Next
Local athletes from various clubs enjoy a bit of rest at the finish line. year I will be going
for a win!”
He says it is his
Defenders dream to eventually
win the Comrades
of the cup Marathon. He also
encourages young
Factory Shop will
people to believe in
host a soccer
themselves and they
tournament this
Fanie Matshipa at the official prize giving ceremony on will be surprised at
weekend. Their
Monday morning. what they can achieve.
team will join eight
other teams and do
their best to defend
the floating trophy.
The event will take
place at Ga Mogale
Wa Bagale High
School and will
start at 10:00 on
Saturday.
Supporters are
welcome to attend.

Promotion

Win at Factory Shop

Customers at Factory Shop will stand a chance to win big.
By completing the entry form on this page (or one available from the store) and submitting it with your
till slip, you can win tickets to watch major games being played in Polokwane during June.
The tickets that are up for grabs will be for the game between Algeria and Slovenia, the game
between Paraguay and New Zealand and the game between the Korean Republic against Ivory Coast.
These games will be played at the Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane at the new stadium in Nelspruit.
Factory Shop will not only give these tickets away, but the winners will also receive a transport
voucher.
The draws of the tickets will be on 5 June, 12 June and 19 June.
Entrants can get all the rules and regulations in store. One of the big rules though is that a person
must in possession of a green barcoded ID. This will be necessary for the registration of the prizes in the
winners’ name.
For more information visit Factory Shop, Khadima Centre, Main Road, Burgersfort.
16 4 JUNIE 2010

Platinum Gazette
SPORT
3 gold, 5 silver at Comrades
Greater Tubatse’s athletes performed consecutive down run making history once
extremely well at this year’s Comrades again, while it was 110m longer than in
Marathon. Not only did they get three gold 2009. The race was held on the 30th of
medals, but five silver medals werer also May 2010 due to the Soccer World Cup.
awarded. Especially Modikwa Platinum Defending champion Stephen Muzhingi
Mine runners performed well. They ended won in a time of 5:29:01.
up with 2 gold medals as their star Peter Molapo, a Modikwa employee,
athletes ended in position 9 and 10. Fanie running in the colours of Nedbank was the
Matshipa was the other star of the day mine’s top athlete this year and finished
with his 5th position. Read more about in 9th position with a time of 5:46:19.
Fanie on page 15. Leboka Noto, (Mr Price International
This was the 85th running of the ultimate Team) showed that his experience still
human race from Pietermaritzburg to counted and finished in the 10th position
Durban, a distance of 89.28km. This was a in a time of 5:48:45 just behind Molapo.
Modikwa Marathon Club achieved 9
Medals: 4 Silver (between 6 and 7.5 hours)
and 5 Bill Rowan (sub 9 hours).
Silver:
• Stephen Moeng 06:13:06 – position 48
• Latudi Makofane 06:29:38 – position 81
• Ernest Mokoo 06:45:07 – position 149
• Nicholas Ngele 06:46:07 – position 158
Bill Rowan:
• Sonia Makuoa 07:30:40 - position 638
• Albert Twala 07:54:39 – position 956
• Joseph Letebele 08:11:00 - position 1249
• Victor Maroga 08:14:35 – position 1313
• Justice Phokane 08:49:18 – position
2402
This must have been one of the most
colorful events seen in a long time,
runners with national flags of not only
South Africa but all over the world came
streaming over the finish line. Due to the
fact that there were more entrants this
year, even more supporters crammed the
Sahara Kingsmead stadium at the finish.
The air was filled with excitement as the
first runner approached. People blew
vuvuzelas and shouted their
encouragement. The athletes say this loud
welcome carried them to the finish line
when they were almost too tired to pick up
their feet. It is the last hour or two that 2
thirds of the almost 19 000 runners came
in to finish the race and tried to beat the
12 hour cut-off gun. It is roughly
estimated that 16 000 runners completed
this year’s race. It was once again a very
well organized race and proved that
Durban is ready as a host city for the 2010
FIFA World Soccer World Cup.

All photographs on this page are of silver

medalists. All photographs taken by
Willem Montgomery.
Above: Stephen Moeng 06:13:06.
Above middle: Latudi Makofane 06:29:38
Above right: Nicholas Ngele 06:46:07

The law can help protect you when your

debt becomes out of control. The key is to
visit a registered Debt Counsellor as soon
as your debt gets out of hand to help you
make a plan to eventually be debt free. The
plan can also help prevent the loss of your
house or car while minimum payments are
made during the recovery period. Seek help!
Registered Debt Counsellor & Administrator
© Platinum Gazette

Next to Toyota, Burgersfort.

Tel: (013) 231 8322 Above: Isaac Phoku: 06:59:07
(Reg No: NCRDC 487) E-mail: Right: Ernest Mokoo 06:45:07
gmcadmin@telkomsa.net