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COLLISION LEAVES 14 INJURED
F
ourteen people were left injured on Wednes-
day the 11th of March when a bakkie and taxi
collided on the intersection of Devilliers Street
and R26 road near Hoogland Medi-Clinic traf-
fic lights in Bethlehem. The taxi had fourteen occu-
pants and most of them were on their way to work
while the bakkie had only one occupant. It is alleged
that the taxi was already in the intersection when a
white Ford bakkie crossed the road without stopping at
the traffic lights which were off at that time, the bakkie
hit the taxi hard in the middle on the left hand side .
This was due to the stage four load-shedding that the
town was facing last week. Usually during load-
shedding motorists must stop and go only when it is
safe to do so while also using the method of first vehi-
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cle that arrives will be the first vehicle to go. The
ER24 paramedics, along with other services arrived
on the scene at around 07h29 to find the bakkie and
taxi parked next to each other in the middle of the
road. The emergency personnel found that only one
person was in a critical condition after assessing all
the patients, while thirteen others had sustained minor
to moderate injuries. No fatalities were reported and
patients were treated on the scene before being trans-
ported to various hospitals for further care. Local au-
thorities were on the scene for further investigations.
By: Kedibone Mkwanazi
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Covid-19
Declared a State Emergency
T
he president of South Africa has declared covid-19
also known as coronavirus as an epidemic and a
state emergency due to the rapid inclining number
of people infected with the virus. On the 15th of
March, the cabinet had an emergency meeting to decide on
how to curb the spread of the virus. In his national address
the following measures as decided by the cabinet.
1. A national state of disaster is declared in terms of the Dis- 9. Surveillance and testing systems are being strengthened
aster Management Act.
6. Schools closed from Wed 18 March until Easter weekend. 12. Package to be put together as a response to the eco-
nomic impact of the disease.
7. Working closely with unis, colleges, etc to increase hy-
giene and put other appropriate responses in place. 14. Establishment of National Command Council chaired by
Press to meet 3 times a week to coordinate responses to the
8. Businesses are called upon to take measures to intensify pandemic.
hygiene control.
By: Lucky Maseko
at hospitals.

2. Travel ban on high-risk countries from 18 March 2020.
3. SA Citizens to not travel to high-risk countries.
4. Gatherings of more than 100 people are prohibited.
5. Large events and celebrations are canceled.
10. Partnering with the private sector to develop a tracing,
tracking and monitoring system for all those affected by the
coronavirus.
11. Calling on everyone to take various personal measures
as previously stated (hygiene, elbow greetings, etc.).
Wednesday NEWS SPOT 18 March 2020 Page 3

Driving License Corruption/Fraud Hits Freestate

a deal with the driving school instructor who is the middle
man between you and the traffic official, sometimes you end
up failing the test.

RTMC Spokesperson Mr. Simon Zwane said that besides

those 15 who were arrested they are still in process of trac-
ing more and that alleged have tendencies of applicants be-
ing introduced by driving school instructors to the examiners
who are supposed to do the test.

It's also said that the money will be paid to the traffic officers
by the driving school instructors after all has gone well.

Mr. Morena Moloisana said the bribes range from R1000.00

to R1500.00 sometimes more depending on the agreement
between the traffic officer and driving school instructor.

By: Bontle Motsoeneng

A
bout 15 people were arrested for corruption in the she once paid R3500 for a license without even going to the
testing centers of Freestate. testing ground to test an only realized after 3months that she
was been knocked out because the license was fake 'I called
In all this corruption 5 traffic officers, 3 Administra-
the traffic department head office in Pretoria to check my
tion clerk, 4 Jockeys, 2 Examiners and 1 Driving school in- status from them only to find out that my name was clear I
structor were arrested for corruption and fraud on Wednes- had no document under my name, I learnt the hard way
day the 11th of March 2020 in Bethlehem and Harrismith that's when I decided to go and do things in the right way.
testing centers. RTMS(Road Traffic Management Corpora-
tion), Hawks, Crime intelligence and the NPA(National Pros- This has always been a rumor for the past decade that peo-
ecuting Authority) were involved in clearing this matter. ple are requested to pay a certain amount of money as a
bribe to get a driver’s license. Some people have been com-
According to Dieketseng Mokoena (not her real name) said plaining that if you are a good driver and you refuse to make

A MOTHER DUMPS
HER NEWLY BORN
BABY IN A BUCKET

On Tuesday the 10th of March a baby was found near

the Bohlokong Power Station which is situated in
Motsekuwa section. According to the SAPS Bethlehem
Communications officer, Constable Puleng Lebakeng, a
man who was passing by between the power station
and Phahameng section spotted a black bucket around
07:50 am and inside the bucket, there was a newly born
baby boy but unfortunately, the baby was already dead.
The man called the Police and an inquest was opened
at Bohlokong Police Station. No arrests have yet been
made and anyone with information regarding this matter
is advised to visit the Bohlokong police station.
By: Lucky Maseko
Wednesday NEWS SPOT 18 March 2020 Page 4

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY CELEBRATED SUPER EAGLES

IN TWEELING GIVES BACK TO THE
based violence cases in the communi-
ties, they saw the need to have a con-
had been waited to see the President
since the early morning. In his speech, COMMUNITY
versation with young men about this the President said he was deeply con-
catastrophe. Her message to those cerned about the inequality that per-
young men was that they are the future sists between men and women today.
leaders of this beautiful country and
that they carry the hope of their families“There is still inequality in our society
and communities. She concluded by but women must be respected and rec-
saying that they carry the responsibilityognised as equal. They must earn the
of being model citizens and protectors same as their counterparts,” said Presi-
of women. dent Ramaphosa. He further said that,
unlike years back, there's an increment
Members of the Executive Council who of girls in schools now. “There were

T
he Free State Premier ac- were present adopted young men, who times when there were more boys than
companied by her Execu- will live with them in their respective girls in school, but that has changed".
tives ascended to Tweeling homes until they acquire certain qualifi- He said
Stadium to celebrate the cations. They will be motivated and
inspired to become better and respon- He concluded by saying women must
2020 International Women’s Day in
sible men. be able to trade freely across the Afri-
Mafahlaneng, Tweeling. The auspi-
can Continent. He further condemned
cious occasion was attended by his
The event was also attended by wom- the violence being perpetrated against
Excellency President Cyril Ramaphosa
en from all sectors of society under the women and children. “Our women are
who was very firm on the emancipation
theme: “I am Generation Equality: Re- fearful because of the violence against
of women in the country, on Sunday, 8
alising Women’s Rights”. The Genera- them. Violent criminals are being re-
February.
tion Equality campaign is about bring- leased on parole and we are saying
The program started in Refeng Thabo ing together people of every gender, that must not be allowed. Rapists and
Secondary School where the entire age, ethnicity, race, religion, and coun- murderous must also not be given bail,” On Wednesday the 4th of March 2020, Super Ea-
Executive Council and senior govern- try, to drive actions that will create the he said. gles which plays for ABC Motsepe league visited
ment officials had an interaction with gender-equal world.
By: Kedibone Mkwanazi a daycare center called Tholulwazi Daycare Cen-
young men from in and around Mafube
President Ramaphosa was given a ter in Thejane Street Bohlokong which is owned
Local Municipality. Ntombela said that
rousing welcome by multitudes who by a lady called Ntombifuthi to entertain the chil-
due to the increased number of gender-
dren and create smiles. The team gave the chil-
dren of Tholulwazi Daycare Center winter
clothes, shoes and food in the form of a donation.
FORMER ANC DEPUTY PRESIDENT KGALEMA The daycare management was very happy to see
the team spending their precious time with the
MOTLANTHE DELIVERS MEMORIAL LECTURE OF little ones and making them happy. The project
THE LATE STRUGGLE STALWART RAYMOND aimed to give back to the community that has
been supporting the Eagles from day one.
MHLABA
Karabelo Mofokeng who is the team's media of-
ficer and also the project organizer said to us
"Basically we want people to know that there's
more to Super Eagles than just playing football,
we have been helping out a lot, for the past two
years we have been helping girls from less fortu-
nate families to attend their matric farewell with
confidence by supplying them with dresses,
makeup, jewellery, and other needs so this year
we decided to do something different.

People are always giving their best to the team

by supporting the boys even when we are ten
hours away from home they are always willing to
spend and support the team so for that we are
grateful. More projects are still coming, this week

F
ormer African National Con-
gress deputy president Kgale-
ma Motlanthe has urged mem-
bers of the party to remain loyal
to the organisation. Motlanthe delivered
a memorial lecture of the late struggle
stalwart Raymond Mhlaba on Thursday,
12 March in Bohlokong near Bethle-
hem. He explained that “Oom Ray” as
many knew him, would have celebrated
his 100th year if he was still alive. He
described Raymond Mhlaba as a self-
less and unwavering member of the
party. He explained that Oom Ray be-
came active in the organisation when
the ANC Youth Leagues was first es-
tablished, and while on Roben Island
he was always the peace maker
amongst the comrades. Motlanthe told
the ANC members that the organisation
faced many challenges during the
apartheid era but Mhlaba remained loy-
al to the party. He has encouraged
members to learn from Mhlaba. “It is
critically important to take a leaf on how
Raymond Mhlaba worked; how he con-
ducted himself, and the manner in
which he seriously combined the duties
of the various structures in which he
brought.” Motlanthe has told the mem-
bers to work for the party and not for
personal gain. “The ANC and alliance
leaders at all levels must be prepared
to take extraordinary steps for the bet-
terment of our people, do work not for
personal gain, but for the improvement
of our localities, communities and soci-
eties.
ANC and Alliance leaders must volun-
teer and sacrifice to do community
work. Not only during the elections.”
Motlanthe concluded by urging the ANC
branches to carry out the party’s man-
date.
(In photo: Former ANC deputy presi-
dent Kgalema Motlanthe : Below: ANC
members and communities)
By: Kedibone Mkwanazi
we will be at Tiisetsang high school."
Super Eagles ensured Bethlehem News Spot
that they appreciate the support that they have
been getting from the residents of Bohlokong.
The team is currently playing for ABC Motsepe
League and in 2017 they made it to the National
First Division which is currently known as
Gladafrica but they only lasted a season. At the
moment the team is holding position two in the
league and with the support that they are getting
there is a great chance that they might make it to
Gladafrica again.
By Lucky Maseko
Wednesday NEWS SPOT 18 March 2020 Page 5
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BASIC CONDITIONS FOR WORKERS IN

WHOLESALE AND RETAIL INDUSTRY
All workers in the wholesale and ply the employee with a copy of Like all employees, they must
retail sectors are covered by a the agreement. If during any cal- receive written particulars of em-
sectoral determination as set by culation period the employee ployment outlining the wage or
the Department of Labour. It is does not earn an amount equiva- rate and method of employment
decreed under The Basic Condi- lent to at least the prescribed and the rate of pay for overtime
tions of Employment Act of 2002. minimum wage because of any work. The written particulars of
action of the employee, the em- employment must contain the
Workers in the industry are all ployer must pay the employee at other pieces of information out-
covered by the sectoral determi- least the applicable minimum lined in the determination. The
nation, which outlines minimum wage. employee must be supplied with
wages and terms and conditions. The employer must pay the em- a copy of the particulars of em-
The only exemption is when em- ployee in rand, and on payday, ployment and if there are any
ployees are covered by another the employer must give the em- changes, this must be put in writ-
sectoral determination or a bar- ployee a statement showing the ing and supplied to the employee
gaining council. employer's name and address, again. An employer may not re-
the period for which the payment quire or permit an employee to
Employees who work for an em- is made and the employee’s work overtime except by an
ployer for 24 hours or less a wage and overtime rates. The agreement concluded by the em-
month, must be paid at least the payslip must contain the number ployer and the employee. This
hourly rate set out in the determi- of overtime hours worked and the must be in writing and reflect on
nation. The sectoral determina- number of hours worked on a all the terms and conditions.
tion increases the daily rate per public holiday or a Sunday. The
annum and all employers need to details of any other pay, including An employer must provide at
ensure they pay at least the mini- commission, and deductions least two free overalls or a coat a
mum or above it. must be shown. The employer year to an employee who is sell-
must retain a copy of the state- ing or handling foodstuffs, con-
The provisions of the Basic Con- ment for at least three (3) years. fectionery and / or groceries not
ditions of Employment Act apply parked in sealed containers. Rain
to employees covered by the de- The employer may not deduct gear must be given to employees
termination if the sectoral deter- from the employee’s remunera- who are regularly exposed to wet
mination is silent on that part of tion unless there is a written weather while performing their
the employment relationship. An agreement from the employee in duties. Any employee who
employee who earns commission respect of a debt specified or the scrubs or washes floors by hand
work regularly must receive at deduction is required or permit- must be given knee pads and the
least two-thirds of the applicable ted in terms of the law, a court employer must maintain clothing
minimum wage to which they are order or an arbitration award. supplied in terms of the agree-
entitled. All employees earning The deduction may be taken for ment. The maintenance must en-
commission need a written a loss or damage which has in- sure the clothing is clean and in a
agreement that outlines the em- curred during the employment serviceable condition at no cost
ployee‘s wage and the basis for and was the employee’s fault. to the employee. The Clothing
calculating commission. It must remains the property of the em-
also state the period over which The employer has to follow a fair ployer and the employer may not
commission is calculated, and procedure that has given the em- prohibit the employee from wear-
this may not be longer than a ployee a reasonable opportunity ing the outfit while off duty.
month. to show why the deduction
should not be made. The debt By: Themba Maropane
The agreement must outline the amount can not exceed the
type, description, number, quanti- amount of loss or damage. The
ty or value of the sales, margin, deduction must exceed a quarter
profit or orders for which the em- of the employee’s remuneration
ployee is entitled to earn a com- in any one month.
mission. The employer must sup-
Wednesday NEWS SPOT 18 March 2020 Page 7

New Decade New You

A
s hard as it might be to let go of 2019 you might want to shy away from bright colours be-
fashion trends at some point we have cause they make you look a bit bigger and with pat-
to adapt to change and keep up with terns for a short person verticals patterns are recom-
the latest trends of 2020. Yes, there mended because they make you look taller.
might be those outfits that you still love and would
still want to wear and there is nothing wrong with it Now that we have discussed the body sizes it's equal-
ly important to discuss Budget. Fact is we love fashion
as long as you mix and match to keep up with the
and to keep up with the latest trends, we also need to
latest trends so you are not left behind. consider our budget. Sometimes a person might wear
the most expensive clothes and still look cheap and
2020 Trends to keep you in style one might wear very affordable and look stylish. NB: If
there is one thing money can’t buy is class and style.
Puffy Sleeves, Pleads, Polka dots, Trench coats,
Denim dresses, Utility jumpsuits, Leather, Over- By: Dikeledi Carey Mabine
sized blazers, Relaxed Suiting, Shield sunglasses,
Gloss body bags, Cuban Collar Shirts, Over the
knee shorts, High wasted trousers just to mention a
few.

However, as much as we might all be in love with

the latest trends the most important part of rocking
or rather looking good in our outfits is to consider
the colours and our body sizes. When mentioning
body size it's not more about body shaming but
rather dressing for your body type e.g. Seeing that
colours and patterns are in, for full-figured women

New Hit Alert

Modern-day
Stokvel
Tshabalala was asked why she said it
was because they would like to inspire
more unions like this around Dihlabeng
or even Free state. Divas Stokvel is
evidence that anything can evolve even
the way of doing Stokvel.

Our very own Sesotho rap originator An-

drianto has recently dropped a new single
titled Indlela featuring Imani. The new sin-
gle was dropped in early February after a
successful event on the 31st of December.
On the song, he expresses how thankful
he is with what God has done in his life up
to this far. The sound is different from
what “ngwana Mosotho” has always given
in the past year, to an ear that has been

S
tokvel originated from the
term “stock fairs” that was
used to refer to the rotation of
cattle auctions in the 19th cen-
tury. To us, township residence stokvel
is known to as a union of a certain
number of people sometimes that gath-
er every other month to contribute to-
wards a common or particular goal.
But the Divas Stokvel put a fresh, so-
phisticated and stylish spin on the term
Stokvel. Dihlabeng times spoke to one
of the members of Divas Stokvel Celi-
we Tshabalala. The Divas Stokvel was
created to celebrate important mile-
stones in these women’s lives, like
birthdays or baby showers. When
listening to Sesotho for a long time, the
speaking to miss Tshabalala, she said
that this Stokvel servers as a supports
sound would sound uneasy. Andrianto
systems for its members because apart once said at a radio interview that the mu-
from the contribution they make when sic he is making now resembles his histo-
they visit your home, they also discuss By: Nozey Mazibuko ry and cultural beliefs as explained in the
their day to day struggles and pass
advice to each other as most of them lyrics of Sankofa. As a hip hop head, the
are married women. Diva’s Stokvel song is refreshing to listen to because it is
consists of ten women: Celiwe unlike anything you might have heard over
Tshabalala, Gladys Falatsi, Puseletso
Maseko, Khensani Motaung, Mmama the radio lately. He might have changed
Hlungwane, Gladys Falatsi, Pulane his sound but the delivery is still at the
Matjeni, Pulane Mokoena, Portia Mo- standard you would expect if not better.
koena, Nokthula Bopalamo and their
chairlady Jeminah Msimanga. These For more of his new music, you can visit
ladies have an outstanding sense of Andrianto’s web site:
fashion when they go to their gather- www.tsentlefellagroup.com
ings, for every celebration, they have a
theme for it and they stick to it. When
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Wednesday
Sasol Hands Over Balls to Girls
Sasol together with the South African
Football Association hosted a hando-
ver of 500 balls to school girls at the
Bohlokong stadium on Saturday the
14th March 2020. The campaign's ob-
jective is to encourage girls across
South Africa to be involved in soccer
and realise their dreams of playing for
the national teams in the future. The
event was attended by National Repre-
sentatives from Sasol and Executive
members from Safa provincial struc-
tures. Speaking to Bethlehem news
sports, Tsakane Shipalana from Sasol
said the Company has always been big
supporters of woman football in South
Africa," we have been sponsoring Ban-
yana Banyana and the woman's
league over the years and this time we
partnered with our customers on our #
fill up a campaign where we committed
to donating a ball for each tank that
was filled at Sasol. We started in Gaut-
eng, now Free State and we will go to
NEWS SPOT SPORTS 18 March 2020 Page 8
Sports Tournament at DDI
The Dihlabeng Development Initiative hosted a Sports
tournament in Fouriesburg on Saturday 14 March 2020.
The purpose of the tournament was to bring together all
employees of DDI across Dihlabeng Units.
Soccer Results: Paul Roux 2-0 Fouriesburg
Bethlehem 0-0 Rosendal
Rosendal won 5-4 on penalties
Final: Rosendal 0-2 Paul Roux
Netball Results: Paul Roux win 13 - 4 Fouriesburg
Fouriesburg win 12 - 10 Bhm
Final: Fouriesburg 12- 11 Paul Roux
Super Eagles Game Post-
poned
Super Eagles' crucial away
all other provinces. we are here to game against Questus FC from
encourage young girls by making
them aware that their potential is Lim-
Bloemfontein was canceled due
itless and they too can play soccer to pitch condition. The game was
and make it big locally and interna-
tionally like Your Portia Modise's, supposed to have kicked off at
Amanda Dlamini's," said Shipalana. noon but the lines were still not
The girls were also provided with drawn by that time. The matter is
short training and according to the
South African Football Association, still with the League as to wheth-
Regional President Elizabeth Dekoker
the event goes hand in hand with SA-
er Eagles will be given three
FA plans," We are proud to be part of points or not. As things stand
this initiative by our big women foot-
ball sponsor Sasol and as the Associ- ‘Phukalla Ntsu’ is still trailing
ation we also here to do our talent
identification as part of our vision Mangaung United by a point,
2022. we believe that one day some
of these kids will play for Basetsana,
who is their next opponent on
Bantwana, Banyana Banyana, and Saturday 21st March 2020 in a
local Sasol league teams," said De
Koker “must-win” match for both teams.
By: Tshepo Mofokeng