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Communities urged to pay for services
Lentswe, Mahikeng - As part of their ongoing campaign aimed at encoura- ging members of the public to pay for municipal services in the North West, the provincial chapter of the South African Local
Government Association (SALGA) on Tuesday July 12 launched the provin- cial version of the Asisho Let’s Say it”
campaign in Lomanyaneg Village outside Mahikeng.
The execu- tive mayors of the Mafikeng Local and Ngaka Modiri Molema Distrcit Mu-
nicipalities, Tshepiso Mphehlo and Khumalo Molefe respectively also urged communities to desist from vandalis- ing government properties and instead act together to stop syndicates who are continually destroying public property in the province.
Cllr Molefe who is also the provincial Chairperson of SALGA said the Asisho Let’s Say It campaign launched by Pre- sident Cyril Ramaphosa in March was aimed at consolidating the role of local
government in rebuilding local com- munities to meet their social , economic and material needs and sought to reig- nite a renewed social contact between citizens and local government.
“The Asisho Let’s Say It campaign is also aimed at educating members of local communities about their duties and obligations towards the social and economic upliftment of their areas by paying for municipal rendered”, Cllr Molefe said.
Supporting his colleague’s statement, Cllr Mphehlo was also particularly wor- ried that by not paying for their service, communities were actually preventing the municipalities from providing much
needed service which was an important part of the municipality’s mandate.
To address the challenges of lack of finances negatively affecting poor and d struggling communities, the meeting encouraged the public to make use of incentives made available by municipa- lities to help the poor in the improve- ment of their debt collection control- ling mechanisms “to build a financially viable local government system”.
Cllr Molefe on behalf of SALGA said the association was concerned that currently municipal debt amounted to
over R1, 2 billion in the province and households represented the largest components of the debt through rates and services. He singled out Tswaning and Ditsobotla as the most struggling municipalities in the district where van- dalism of properties such as borehole engines where the targets of syndicates destroying water supply in the district.
“We have to work as one unit to fight off these syndicates who are working be- hind the scenes to destroy and damage municipal infrastructure,” the SALGA chairperson added.
Lentswe, Klerksdorp - The Na- tional Association of Artisanal Miners (NAAM) launched the KOSH Artisanal Miners Pri- mary Cooperative Friday July 8.
According to Pontsho Thwala, this was a celebratory mile- stone for NAAM having been established in 2019 to ad- vocate for the formalisation of artisanal mining in South Africa. Through its work, the association has contributed to the initiation and finalisation of the Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining (ASM) Bill which was published for implementation on March 28.
The Bill recognises the po- tential of artisanal mining and
its role in the country’s econ- omy, particular in job creation and poverty alleviation. “It is hoped that the Bill will create an environment where artisanal miners work freely to benefit themselves, their families, com- munities and the country. The current legislation does not accommodate the needs of ar- tisanal miners and hence most of them find themselves being labelled as criminals,’’ Thwala said.
According to the Chairperson of NAAM and KOSH Chair- man, “Paps” Shawn Lethoko, an increasing number of people are making a living from artisa- nal mining. The role artisanal
mining in communities was highlighted by the Executive Mayor of Matlosana, Cllr Nh- lupheko Tsolela who welcomed the formation of KOSH Artisa- nal Miner.
The Mayor also spoke about the opportunities that are avai- lable for artisanal miners and the need to ensure that the ben- efits of mining support com- munities.
The launch was also atten- ded by stakeholders who work alongside NAAM like the Legal Resource Centre, Federation for Sustainable Environment, Uni- versity of the Witwatersrand, Bathopele Artisanal Miners Co- operative, Green Loop (Pty) Ltd Lentswe, Klerksdorp - Eskom wel-
comed the arrests of two former em- ployees of former contractor the ABB Group (ABB), as well as their spouses, for corruption linked to Eskom con- tracts involving R2.2 billion.
The four were arrested on Tuesday July 12 by the Investigating Directorate of the National Prosecuting Authority, in a joint operation with the Hawks and the South African Revenue Service, for corruption that defrauded Eskom in a contract awarded to ABB during 2015.
As a result of the influence of the sus- pects, ABB in turn irregularly appoint- ed Impulse International (Pty) Ltd (Im- pulse) as a sub-contractor on a R549.6
million portion of the work.
Eskom congratulated the NPA’s In- vestigating Directorate on the arrests in this case, and pledged to do everything in its power to assist the investigations to bring about successful prosecutions.
Eskom also hopes this is just the begin- ning and that more arrests will follow on this matter, and on the more than 100 other criminal cases lodged with the law enforcement agencies over the years.
Former ABB employees Mohammed Mooidheen and Vernon Pillay stand accused of using their influence and cashing in on irregular gratifications es- timated at R8.6 million, which included
cash and luxury vehicles, in irregularly awarding to Impulse a R549.6 million sub-contract.
Their spouses are also alleged to have benefited from the crime. This concerned work at the Kusile Power Sta- tion, Eskom said in a statement.
Some assets belonging to the suspects and their spouses were seized by the Asset Forfeiture Unit. According to the Investigations Directorate, the suspects have been released on bail and will again appear in court on October 14.
Eskom was one of the main crime scenes, as evidenced by the findings of the Commission of Enquiry on State Capture, and this case was one of the
seminal matters on which the State Capture Report recommended prose- cutions.
“The law enforcement system needs to show that the time for the criminal impunity and theft that continue to rob the people of South Africa of services they have so dearly paid for is up,’’ the statement reads.
During December 2020 ABB South Africa agreed to pay Eskom R1.577 billion of funds it had been irregularly paid after it voluntarily disclosed col- lusion with certain Eskom officials to irregularly award it R2.2 billion for a control and instrumentation contract for Kusile Power Station in 2015.
Four arrested in Eskom corruption case
KOSH ARTISANAL MINERS CELEBRATE MILESTONE
The KOSH Artisanal Miners Primary Cooperative was launched last week.
and others.
The Department of Mine- ral Resources and Energy was also present, and No- luthando Motlhamme in- dicated that the next step for the department is to look at how the ASM Poli- cy should be implemented to ensure that the needs of the miners are accommodated.
In their Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), the miners celebrated this accomplish- ment and a future where they will work alongside other stakeholders. A consider- able percentage of the miners include youth and women.
Amongst the issues raised during the launch, was the exclusion of women in the interventions aimed at sup- porting artisanal mining in
the country.
The Co-Founder of Ba- thopele Artisanal Miners Co- operative in Kimberley, Shell Goliath highlighted the im- portance diversification to increase the opportunities in and around mining for com- munities to build self-sustain- ing livelihoods. The other aspects that were highlighted during the launch were the importance and functions of cooperatives, environmen- tal impacts and solutions to address these and the work ahead.
For KOSH miners, they will continue to work together to pave way for artisanal miners to ensure that they are part of the mining industry and the country’s socioeconomic de- velopment agenda.
Lentswe, Klerksdorp - The Matlosana Municipality is legally obliged to hon- our its payment obligations to Eskom.
This judgement last week concluded a lengthy legal battle that started in 2020 when Eskom served the munici- pality a notice to interrupt electricity services due to non-payment of electric- ity accounts.
Eskom said in a statement last week that Matlosana’s arrear debt stood at R422,4 million in January 2020 and has now reached a staggering R1,054 million. For the Freedom Front Plus this raises red flags for the already strug- gling municipality who cannot even pay its current monthly account to Eskom.
According to Agnes Mlambo, General Manager of Eskom’s CentralEast Clus- ter (Free State and KwaZulu-Natal), it is incredible that some municipalities are willing to spend millions on legal costs instead of using the funds to pay for electricity services delivered by Eskom.
“This proves the unwillingness of these municipalities to do the right thing, which is to fulfil their legal du- ties by paying Eskom for electricity supplied. These municipalities collect revenue from electricity sales at a mark- up from their customers, but do not pass the revenue on to Eskom,” adds Mlambo.
“In the meantime, Eskom must cover
the costs of diesel, coal, salaries and other expenses to keep the lights on in these non-paying municipalities.”
FF Plus Cllr, Annica Holtzhausen said the party will continue to pressure the municipality to hold the officials ac- countable that are responsible for the municipality’s dire financial situation.
Eskom said the judgment is unam- biguous on the obligation of the mu- nicipalities to service their current ac- counts and pay arrear debt. According to Marion Hughes, General Manager of Eskom Gemma Cluster (Northern Cape and North West), payment for services is imperative for institutions to be sus- tainable. “We should not have to use
extraordinary measures, like the courts, in order to receive payment for services rendered,” says Hughes.
“For Eskom to survive another 99 years and more, a high sense of respon- sibility and commitment is needed by all.”
The FF Plus said that they requested in a letter to the Speaker, Stella Mond- lane that an urgent council meeting be scheduled to approve a payment strat- egy to Eskom.
Lentswe did not receive any response from the municipality regarding a pay- ment schedule as well as how much the legal costs were in the case that was dis- missed with cost to the municipality.
Lentswe, Klerksdorp - With load shedding an ominous reality in our lives it is vitally important to be aware of the dangers associated with these power outages.
Old Mutual Insure has some tips on how to mini- mise your risk due to load shedding.
n Remove all the elec- trical plugs from wall sockets. This includes cell phone chargers and com- puters due to electrical spikes that can damage your equipment when the power is restored.
n Regularly test your alarm system. Due to load shedding, the battery pack of your alarm system might go flat or malfunction and this can be the cause for false alarms. It is advisable
to test your alarm system regularly by activating your alarm manually and phoning your security company to see if they pick it up on their systems.
n Install backup batteries for elec- trical fence and gate. Keep in mind that a backup battery normally works for up to 8 hours when the power is
out, but due to load shedding might shorten your batteries’
life span. Regular tests need to be done, especially before go- ing on holiday.
n Secure your home. Reduce the risk of a burglary by lock- ing all the doors and security gates when you leave home.
If a burglary should occur, the steps you took to secure your home will count in your favour when handling your claim.
n Be alert. The load shed- ding schedule is available to the public and criminals may use this to their advantage. Be attentive when you arrive home or when you have to leave your home in the dark. Have a spare
flashlight in the car for such an occa- sion.
n Illuminate your home. During load shedding you need to use re- chargeable batteries or solar power to illuminate your home. Have spare flashlights in your home and car and remember to recharge them regularly to avoid disappointment.
n Generator care. You may find it necessary to use a generator at home but remember, don’t use the generator inside your home or in an enclosed space. Due to the highly flammable fuel and the emission of carbon mon- oxide this can be fatal.
n Revise your insurance policy.
Home owners need to know if and what they are covered for in the case of theft or damage to their property during load shedding. Policy holders are advised to talk to their insurance broker about additional cover that they might need.
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Lentswe, Klerksdorp - The UIF has noticed a surge in public complaints regarding bogus employers alleged to have illegally used their identity num- bers to register them with the Fund and claimed for Covid-19 TERS benefit, and in some cases, unemployment be- nefits.
Most of the complaints emerged when several people applied for the So- cial Relief of Distress Grant (SRD) R350 grant from the South African Social Se- curity Agency (SASSA), however, their claims were declined since they were registered with the UIF.
These are mainly learners/students that are recruited for “learnerships”
and their studies are allegedly spon- sored for R3500 which was never paid to the learners but ended up being labelled as their monthly salary when claiming UIF.
In terms of the UIF’s normal train- ing programmes, learners are recruited through the Department of Employ- ment and Labour’s Employment Servi- ces of South Africa (ESSA) work seekers online portal. ESSA links unemployed people with employment and training opportunities.
“As part of the Fund’s efforts to cre- ate employment opportunities and upskill young people, the UIF has seve- ral training programmes under the Labour Activation Programmes (LAP).
Through LAP, we partner with training institutions who upskill the trainees in various fields such as hospitality, avia- tion, administration, agriculture, and security amongst others, leading to job opportunities.
UIF warns job seekers about scam
“To support the trainees participa- ting in the programme, the UIF pro- vides a monthly stipend which is not a salary and should have no UIF deduc- tions attached to it,” said UIF Commis- sioner Teboho Maruping.
Subsequent to receiving these com- plaints, the Department of Employ- ment and Labour’s provincial Risk Management Units launched multiple investigations and has already identi- fied some of the bogus employers.
“However, the Fund is not at this stage able to mention them as investigations
are still underway, but we can mention that some of these companies are in Kwazulu-Natal and others around the country. Furthermore, the Fund has in- troduced the payment verification pro- cess to check validity and existence of employees which will assist us in track- ing down all the bogus employers,” said Maruping.
Phase 2 of Covid-19 TERS “follow the money project” will commence this month and all employers that have declared false employees will be pri- oritised as part of the project. The ap-
pointed audit firms will be conducting an end to end audit process for all the employees on the payroll of the com- pany against all UIF claims made by the company. Any company found to be defrauding UIF will be reported to the law enforcement agencies and criminal cases will be opened with the South Af- rican Police services.
Members of the public are advise to report these fraudulent activities at the nearest labour centre, or Fraud@labour.
gov.za, or call the National Anti-Cor- ruption Hotline on 0800 701 701.
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Lentswe, Rustenburg - Mi- chael Moses Tshose (68), a former member of the South Africa National Defence Force and currently a member of the South African National Military Veterans Association is one of the over 90 mem- bers, that will benefit from the military veterans housing programme.
Tshose who stays in Letha- bong outside Rustenburg said he remain hopeful as he has long been waiting for govern- ment to build him a house.
Having served the military for 22 years, Tshose is one of
the members who were inte- grated from the former SADF to the now SANDF. He says the transition was not easy, but however changed for the better. He said that he might have not held a high position but the change was good. Not only for him but for the coun- try in general as he explained.
“I’m humbled by the fact that government knows what we went through. It’s through government like ours that takes care of those who dedi- cated their lives to protect and ensure the safety of the country, are cared for. I have
been staying in small two roomed house with my fam- ily for a long time. Now that government is building a house for me and my family I’m pleased and happy that I will leave a lasting legacy for my great grandchildren,” said Tshose.
According to the Deputy Director in the Human Settle- ments Department Orapeleng Tabile, the qualifying criteria for beneficiaries which was provided by the military vet- erans regulations stipulates that military veterans merited housing, if they were on the
Department of Military Veter- ans data base and if they fell under the act that was for- mulated for the provision of housing to military veterans.
Tabile said that the members must be unemployed and if they were working, their in- come must be below R125 000 per annum.
Responding to some of the questions that were posed by members during one on one meetings with beneficiaries, Tabile indicated that all that the department will be doing is as according to the policy.
“We cannot deviate from the
policy. We are managed by policy and follow every pre- script entailed in it. What we are doing in the North West is the same as what has been done in all the provinces in relation to this project,” em- phasised Tabile.
Many welcomed the move and said that they are waiting with anticipation to move into their houses. The department further called on Municipali- ties to avail land where such houses will be build. The request was raised as it some- times becomes a serious delay in housing delivery.
MILITARY VETERANS CALL ON GOVERNMENT
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Nozizwe and Hata Butle school in Khuma held a wiinter school. All learners and teachers received attendance certificates. The teachers are Lufefe Vikwa, Nandi Mbuqe, Dimakatso Makamedi, Wilson Ntlhaeng (principal), Vuyiswa Pitso, Vuyiswa Daile, Shabalala Dimakatso, Luvo Tshongwana and Lufefe Vikwa. Absent are Pat Mafongosi (Nozizwe principal), Thozamile Jonas (deputy principal), Sixolisile Noyila and Nonkosi Mlondo. The learners are at the back.
Lentswe, Jouberton - Basetsana Ba Setso is a traditional group based in Jouberton.
The group consists of only ladies. They were established un- der Kopano Ke Matla Communi- ty Arts as a development project.
The group was formed by members of associate groups from Dinonyane, Makopanela
Pineng, Rekopantswe, Kopano Ke Matla to collaborate their own unique style and performance.
They have been nominated in the category Traditional Artist of the Year in the first Basadi in Music Awards.
They bring their unique va- riety of the Setswana dance and music to the stage.
Soup for the needy
Lentswe, Klerksdorp - The Nigerian Women’s League was formed in 2017.
They served soup to the needy last week in Klerksdorp.
The aim of the association is to bring Ni- gerian daughters, wives and (non-Nigerian wives) into a common fold to work together as sisters.
The aim of their charity work is to sup- port and uplift life and give sense of be- longing to the less privileged in the com- munity.
Soup for the needy.
Women up for an award
Basetsana Ba Setso.
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Kedibone Rosy Masekwa (44) of 26303 Ext 23, Jouberton will be buried
on July 16. The service will be held at home at
07:00.
Ntloheleng Elizabeth Sebotsa (68) of 546 13th Street, Ext 1, Jouberton will be buried on July 16
at the St Paul’s Catholic Church at 07:00.
Lebogang Mokgadi (18) of 6726 Ext 7, CH
Khuma will be buried on July 16. The service
will be held at home at 08:00.
Thamsanxa Frans Mosoeu (34) of 329 Ext
1, Jouberton will be buried on July 16. The
service will be held at Jouberton Hall at 08:00.
Dou Samuel Mafabatho (70) of X223 Zakheni Street, Jouberton will be
buried on July 16. The service will be held at
home at 08:00.
Cynthia Makhuduga Tlhako (38) of Y80 Ext
4, Jouberton will be buried on July 16. The
service will be held at home at 08:00.
Leziwe Defny Thokoa (37) of 21092 Ext 13, Kanana will be buried on July 16. The service
will be held at home at 07:00.
Tata Abram Mbewana (53) of X927 Gobeni Street, Jouberton will be
buried on July 16. The service will be held at
home at 07:00.
Khabele David Mokhachane (87) of 1654 Pheletso Street will
be buried on July 15.
The service will be held at home at 09:00.
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Thursday 21 July: CPF AGM at Orkney library. Time: 17:00. For more details call 073 133 7362/079 527 4087.
Sunday 17 July: The Great Jazz will present a jazz session at Brazil (Pele Maboke) at Khuma from 14:00 until late. For more information
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Lentswe, Klerksdorp - The City of Matlosana under the Directorate of Community Services launched the Youth Community Outreach Pro- gramme called “Botle Ke Botle” last week.
The programme will target the un- employed within the Matlosana munici- pal area and was launched on Friday July 8 at the Auditorium. The launch was attended by the Executive Mayor of Matlosana, Cllr James Tsolela, MMC for Community Services, Cllr Kedibone Chabalala, Director of Community Ser- vices Ms Marry Molawa and municipal officials.
According to the Director of Com- munity Services, the main purpose of the cleaning campaign aims to create awareness among residents regarding cleanliness and its benefits. To ensure that the towns and townships in the municipal area are clean from illegal dumping and littering.
According to the municipality, the programme will uplift unemployed
people in in Matlosana, by paying a stipend to the 120 youth designated to their wards for a period of 12 months.
This will be increased to 300 youth wor- kers. The appointed youth will be working in their based wards by clea- ning illegal dumps, streets, cemete- ries, and grass cuttings, creating awareness campaigns at schools, and also educating communities about keeping their wards clean.
The Executive Mayor in his keynote address said that the City needs a col- lective effort by municipal employees to rebrand its existence by making sure that illegal dumping, littering, sewer spillages, and pollution are a thing of the past. “Together we must keep Matlosana clean,’’ he said.
The best performing wards will also win prizes. The winning ward wins R5000, runner-up wins R3000, and third prize will be R2000. There is
also a trophy up for grabs. The prize money will be converted to the beau- tification of those wards by providing trees, flowers and other necessities in
that area. The Directorate is in part- nership with the University of Potchef- stroom to ensure that these participants are properly skilled.
City launches cleaning campaign
Matlosana Mayor, James Ntsolela at the launch of the cleaning project.
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Lentswe, Klerksdorp - The successful 2022 grain harvest has inspired confi- dence in young farmer Seitshiro Maru- moloe and many emerging farmers to forge ahead with their agricultural businesses regardless of the challenges faced.
Marumoloe confirmed this in his ad- dress to fellow farmers during the pro- vincial harvest day celebration held in Sprinbokpan village and led by North
West MEC for Agriculture and Rural development, Desbo Mohono recently.
Maruoloe, owner of Boripane Enter- prise where the event was hosted, star- ted his agricultural business by planting only ten hectares of beans in 2009 and currently has over 420ha planted with maize in rotation with beans on land that he leases from the tribal authori- ty. “In 2013 when we developed and founded Boerepan Enterprise, we only
had a R100 and today we are running a project with a budget of over R5 mil- lion,” he said..
‘We are motivated by our short, mid and long-term vision and with we envi- sage planting 1000 ha by 2024/25 as well as leasing additional land as part of our expansion plan. As part of our background, we have overcome many challenges and we were able to stand tall and pride ourselves on that,” said
the 38-year-old farmer.
Seitshiro who employs over 800 workers including youth from surrounding villages acknowledged and thanked Pannar, Schoeman Boerdery, Interligro and other stake- holders that continue to sup- port his business with advice as well as the North West Department of Agriculture and Rural Development’s con- tribution towards him beco- ming a farmer.
Addressing farmers, Mo- hono reassured attendees that the department through the Boripane Enterprise owner, Seitshiro Maruoloe, currently leases communal land in Springbokpan and Delaryville where he plants maize, sunflower and beans.
Farmer turns R100 into R5 million
Crop Massification Programme intends on fighting poverty in communities and urged all farmers to do likewise with the little they have.
In a bid to achieve the programme’s vision, the department has spent over R160 million in the past five years on the distribution of crop production inputs and mechanization packages for farmers.
“I am very proud of the 2022 harvest year, and I hope that together we will surpass this year’s yield. Let’s make sure that we prepare ourselves and our machinery and most importantly our farm workers’ needs, let’s all diversify, consolidate, and preserve during these trying times.
“It is said that there are always win- ners in a crisis and the good news is that no matter what happens people still need to eat thus making our far- mers winners at the ultimate end,” said Mohono.
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Lentswe, Klerksdorp - A fashion de- sign graduate was selected in the top eight for the Tecno Spark your hustle competition.
The finals took place in Johannesburg last weekend.
Tshegofatso Sepotokele did not win, but she certainly learned a lot. She graduated from North West School of Design and is the owner of Dress Me Too.
The winner of the R80 000 cash prize out-performed seven other finalists and wowing a star-studded panel of judges to take the top spot. She is Florah Nene, a homemade chilli sauce maker called Flo’s Sauce.
The Hustle Hub is a virtual platform developed by global smartphone brand, Tecno, that welcomes any and all talented,
enterprising creative South Africans to
share their hustle with the rest of the country and the world.
This exciting initiative forms part of the launch campaign of Tecno’s latest product offering - the Spark 8C - which
promises young South Africans more opportunities to unleash and express their creative genius.
Over 700 entrants made their submissions, flexing their creative and entrepreneurial muscles on the Hustle Hub platform for a chance to kick-start their dreams and walk away R80 000 richer.
The Hustle Hub will remain on- line as a publicly accessible talent directory, giving all finalists the opportunity to be discovered in the future.
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Graduate hustles into top eight
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Email: [email protected] Lentswe, Klerksdorp - It is just a couple of weeks before the first N12 Ultra Marathon.
New times have been an- nounced for the start of the various races, due to Supersport demanding better daylight cove- rage.
The 50 km marathon will set off in Potchefstroom at 07:00,
instead of 06:00. The races in Klerksdorp will start at 07:30 (21 km), 08:15 (10 km) and 08:45 for the 5 km race.
It will take place on July 30 and only 5 000 runners may participate. At the time of going to print, entries were approach- ing 2 000.
With a first prize of R100 000
for the men and women in the ultra (46 km), expect some of the country’s top runners.
Pre-entries close on July 27.
Entries - 5 km R80, 10 km R180, 21 km R220 and 50 km R265. Temporary licences cost R45.
Enter at www.nwn12ultra.
co.za.
Medals for Team Tom
The young Team Tom lads put up a great performance against very tough opponents at the Gauteng Iko Matsushima annual championships which were held at the Orlando Community Hall in Soweto on Saturday July 9. Altogether 32 members of the Matlosana team took part in the event, and came back home with 13 trophies. Their next outing will be Phalaborwa for the Limpopo Karate Cup on September 2.
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Lentswe, Klerksdorp - The hottest university football tournament on the continent, Varsity Football is back with a bang this July.
“We are very excited to welcome fans back to stadiums this Varsity Football season,” says Xhanti-Lomzi Nesi, Head of Varsity Sports at Advent Sport En- tertainment and Media (ASEM). “Fans can look forward to the unique varsity experience only Varsity Football offers.”
Tickets for all matches will go on sale soon. After several near-misses, the University of Johannesburg made his- tory by lifting the title in a memorable final last time around with a 4-1 drub- bing over Kovsies masterminded by head coach Karabo Mogudi.
There were several standout perfor- mers from UFS top scorer Sello Di- phoko, UJ target-man Tristan Nikitari- dis, who earned a professional move to Baroka FC after his showing, along with Tumelo Molubi and Thulani Zandamela - with both Orange Army youngsters being snapped up by Ma- melodi Sundowns just weeks after their
title success.
UJ open up their campaign against a wounded Tshwane University of Tech- nology who fell well short of expecta- tions last time around despite a squad brimming with talent led by the expe- rienced Bushy Moloi.
Tournament favourites North-West University failed to defend their title but they will be brimming with confi- dence and looking to restore their order after their senior team, which held a large contingent of their Varsity Football squad fell at the final hurdle of reaching the second-tier of professional football in South Africa last month.
With home and away games to enjoy once more for the eight teams involved, the bright lights await, with UJ, Wits, NWU, UFS, University of Pretoria, University of Kwa-Zulu Natal, Vaal Uni- versity of Technology all holding the opportunity to contest for the coveted honour once more.
“The Varsity Football tournament has really elevated my well-being and my career and on top of that for the boys,
it’s been a stepping-stone for them to showcase their talent, and well basically to attract a lot of professional teams,”
Mashela who guided NWU to the ABC Motsepe League National Play-Offs semi-finals said.
“As for me, it’s made me who I am today as I’ve grown up to become a professional coach and I’ve grown and done wonders for myself. But we still say that we’re still gunning and really concerned and itching to develop more players here in the country, especially from [the] grassroots level.
“On top of that, it’s really helped us to gain momentum (going into the ABC Motsepe League) and improve our foot- ball - other than that, from my side and NWU side, we’re prepared and getting ready for the first game against Wits University on the 21st of July.”
UKZN who secured the unwanted tag of the wooden spooners will be looking towards restoring pride to their region and are under new leadership with Bafana Bafana legend Delron Buckley set to lead the troops this time around.
It marks another major coup for the tournament, with his former national teammate Bradley Carnell once turning out for UJ - before his career exploded to the point where he’s now a head coach of Major League Soccer (MLS) franchise Saint Louis Football Club.
A tournament that entertains and ex- cites, but also a stepping stone to great- ness in the most-watched sport on the planet. The opening round of Varsity Football 2022 will see the eight men’s teams pitted against each other: UFS vs UP-Tuks (17:00) - Shimla Park, Wits vs NWU (18:30) - Wits Stadium, VUT vs UKZN (18:30) - Peter Booysen Sports Stadium (PMB) and UJ vs TUT (19:15) - UJ Soweto Stadium.
Catch the 2022 Varsity Football ac- tion live on SuperSport. Non-televised games will be streamed via SuperSport Schools while ticketing details will be announced in due course. The Men’s edition of Varsity Football will take place between July 21 and September 22, while the Women’s tournament will be played in October.
