The Provincial Commissioner of the South African Police Service in Mpumalanga, Lieutenant General Mondli Zuma, has strongly warned the public to desist from the tendency of playing with firearms at funerals.
The General uttered yet another warning following a court appearance of five men on 05 October 2020, after their arrest on 4 October on allegations of discharging firearms at a funeral in Belfast near Hazyview.
The suspects are alleged to have caused a stir amongst mourners when they unashamedly drew firearms and fired shots. Their actions led law abiding citizens to alert authorities about their behaviour which was plainly displayed by a group of five lawless men driving in a blue VW Golf.
The Tactical Response Team members followed the information with necessary caution and spotted the vehicle parked at one of the local taverns.
The TRT members approached the vehicle tactically as well as searched its occupants and recovered two unlicensed firearms with ammunition.
Police immediately arrested the five suspects hence their appearance at the Mkhuhlu Magistrate’s Court.
The villains were remanded in custody until Monday, 12 October 2020, where they are expected to apply for bail.
The suspects are facing charges of unlawful possession of firearms and ammunition as well as discharging firearms in a public space. The police cannot rule out a possibility of adding more charges in relation to the seized firearms as investigations are underway.
General Zuma has in the meantime strongly condemned the alleged unlawful behaviour displayed by the men, let alone at a funeral procession which ordinarily requires a highly dignified manner.
“We cannot tolerate this odd behaviour which has become like a norm recently where people randomly fire shots at funerals. We are sending a stern warning to those who will in the near future take a cue and emulate the despicable activities done by these arrested men. There are a number of suspects who have been arrested at two other funerals that took place around the areas where the recent suspects were arrested. These arrests are indicative of the fact that the community is tired of the disrespectful behaviour by certain individuals. We will not hesitate to come hard on you and you will surely face the full might of the law,” said General Zuma.
The Provincial Commissioner of the South African Police Service in Mpumalanga, Lieutenant General Mondli Zuma
Members of South African Defence Force Association (SADFA) sector 2, Brandwach gathered on Heritage Day at the Bikers church for a sermon.
SADFA members with Pastor Jackie
The usual 2,4 run could not take place due to the COVID-19 restrictions. The 2,4 run/walk is a way to remember the fellowship that members of the defence force experienced. It also symbolises the hardship that soldiers must endure to become efficient soldiers.
The memorial service was followed with a braai at the MOTH’s shell hole.
The day was enjoyed by all that attended.
The next SADFA breakfast will be on Saturday 10 October at the Kruik Cafe.
These breakfasts are a good time to get to know the members as well as getting information from the Sector Commander.
Afgri het hulle handelsmerk weer bekend gestel in Bethal op Saterdag 3 Oktober.
Die Mededingingstribunaal het die ontbondeling van Afgri en Senwes se gesamentlike besit van die kleinhandelsnetwerk, Hinterland, goedgekeur.
Volgens dié besluit, wat die gelyke vennootskap beëindig, het Senwes nou die alleenbeheer oor Hinterland. Na die ontbondeling kry Afgri die bates en ondernemings terug wat hy aanvanklik tot die gesamentlike onderneming bygedra het.
Tommie de Lange, Besturende Direkteur van Afgri Handel, het aan die Bulletin gesê dat hulle graag hulle verbintenis met die boere wil verstewig.
Hinterland is sewe jaar terug gevorm na die samevoeging van Senwes en Afgri se handelswinkels. Dié kleinhandelonderneming het 58 takke in ses provinsies en verkoop ysterware en produkte soos besproeiingstoerusting, selfdoenprodukte, dieregesondheidsprodukte, veevoer en brandstof.
Volgens Francois Strydom, Groep Hoof Uitvoerende Beampte, sal die herbelyning van dié kleinhandelsbesigheid tot ʼn meer gefokusde diensaanbod lei. “Hierdie is ʼn gulde geleentheid vir ons om te verseker dat ons nommerpas oplossings tot die mark voeg,” sê Francois. Op sy beurt meen Jacob de Villiers, Hoof Besturende Beampte van Afgri, dat die onderskeie agri-besighede nou die geleentheid het om op hul individuele sterkpunte te fokus.
Die implementeringsdatum vir die ontbondeling is 1 Oktober 2020.
14 Him that is weak in the faith receive ye, but not to doubtful disputations.
2 For one believeth that he may eat all things: another, who is weak, eateth herbs.
3 Let not him that eateth despise him that eateth not; and let not him which eateth not judge him that eateth: for God hath received him.
4 Who art thou that judgest another man’s servant? to his own master he standeth or falleth. Yea, he shall be holden up: for God is able to make him stand.
5 One man esteemeth one day above another: another esteemeth every day alike. Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind.
6 He that regardeth the day, regardeth it unto the Lord; and he that regardeth not the day, to the Lord he doth not regard it. He that eateth, eateth to the Lord, for he giveth God thanks; and he that eateth not, to the Lord he eateth not, and giveth God thanks.
7 For none of us liveth to himself, and no man dieth to himself.
8 For whether we live, we live unto the Lord; and whether we die, we die unto the Lord: whether we live therefore, or die, we are the Lord’s.
9 For to this end Christ both died, and rose, and revived, that he might be Lord both of the dead and living.
10 But why dost thou judge thy brother? or why dost thou set at nought thy brother? for we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ.
11 For it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God.
12 So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God.
13 Let us not therefore judge one another any more: but judge this rather, that no man put a stumblingblock or an occasion to fall in his brother’s way.
14 I know, and am persuaded by the Lord Jesus, that there is nothing unclean of itself: but to him that esteemeth any thing to be unclean, to him it is unclean.
15 But if thy brother be grieved with thy meat, now walkest thou not charitably. Destroy not him with thy meat, for whom Christ died.
16 Let not then your good be evil spoken of:
17 For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.
18 For he that in these things serveth Christ is acceptable to God, and approved of men.
19 Let us therefore follow after the things which make for peace, and things wherewith one may edify another.
20 For meat destroy not the work of God. All things indeed are pure; but it is evil for that man who eateth with offence.
21 It is good neither to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor any thing whereby thy brother stumbleth, or is offended, or is made weak.
Ons almal is op soek na sin in die lewe. Wat van as Jesus in die middel van alles in ons lewe staan en Hy ons uitnooi om Hom te volg?
Ons het ook ‘n Smallville Kinderkerk les vir jou beskikbaar op Smallville se Facebook blad of op Kruik Gemeente se Youtube kanaal.
Maak ‘n finansiële bydrae op 2 verskillende maniere: 1. Gee Aanlyn – Kruik Gemeente, ABSA, Tjek, 632005, Rek nr: 1510140016 2. Gee deur Zapper App – vind ons QR code in die diens aankondigings.
Kontak ons gerus op Kruik Gemeente se Facebook Messenger en Whatsapp lyn (0721336130) of besoek ons webtuiste by: https://www.kruik.co.za/.
Ek soek baie goed… Bmw… tekkies… dark chocklate… Ek is ook besig met baie goed… werk… oefen… kos maak… wasgoed was… stryk… inkopies doen…
Ons dink hierdie begeertes en gebeure is los van ons spiritualiteit… hierdie is alles deel van ons spiritualiteit… ons is gees… en alles van ons begeertes is eintlik ‘n soeke na vervulling. Hierdie is baie geestelik…
Ons almal is soekend… skoon klere… kos… beter liggame… beter verhoudings… liefde… beter resultate… groter salaris… en in ons godsdienstige lewe… soekend na God.
Maar wat van as al ons soeke na God is… na vervulling is…
Ons is soekend… in ons hele lewe… en net God kan daardie soeke stil maak.
Johannes 4:13-15 Maar Jesus antwoord haar: “Elkeen wat van hierdie water drink, sal weer dors kry; maar wie van die water gedrink het wat Ek hom sal gee, sal in alle ewigheid nooit dors kry nie. Nee, die water wat Ek hom sal gee, sal in hom ‘n fontein wees met water wat opborrel en vir hom die ewige lewe gee.” Die vrou het vir Hom gesê: “Meneer, gee vir my van daardie water, sodat ek nie weer dors sal kry en hier hoef te kom water haal nie.”
Maak my soeke stil… gee vir my van hierdie water…
Jesus weet sy is soekend… en slaan daar waar dit seer maak – bewyse van spreke…
Vrou by die put – Kyk… die belangrikste ding in jou lewe is om ‘n man te hê. Dis jou grootste soeke of begeerte…
Johannes 4:16-18 Hy sê toe vir haar: “Gaan roep jou man en kom terug hierheen.” Die vrou het Hom geantwoord: “Ek het nie ‘n man nie.” En Jesus sê vir haar: “Dis reg wat jy nou gesê het: ‘Ek het nie ‘n man nie.’ Jy het reeds vyf gehad, en die een wat jy nou het, is nie jou man nie. Jy het die waarheid gepraat.”
Kyk… die belangrikste ding in jou lewe is om ‘n man te hê… kind… werk… mens… sukses…
Wat ek jou kan gee is lewende water wat bo-oor jou begeertes vloei en vat na wat jou soeke eintlik soek en eintlik begeer… vir My!
Hierdie is nie anders as vir die disippels nie… volg my en ek sal julle maak.
Ons sien soveel goed wat ons betower… maar as Jesus in die middel van ons staan… besef ons eers dat al die ander begeertes stil gemaak word…
Iemand het eendag gesê ons moet aandag skenk… jy moet kyk. Jy moet sien.
Johannes 4:19 Die vrou het vir Hom gesê: “Meneer, ek sien dat u ‘n profeet is. (Besef en vertrou)
Wildtuin… stadig… kyk… wow…
As ek dit eers geproe het… as ek dit eers gesien het…
VB – Persoon wat walvisse afneem.
Dieselfde persoon het ook gesê… jy moet dit sê…
Ek moet dit deel… sy gaan na die stad…
Wanneer ek dit deel… versprei ek die Jesus uitnodiging…
Johannes 4:27-30 Net toe het sy dissipels teruggekom en hulle was verbaas dat Hy met ‘n vrou praat. Tog het niemand vir haar gevra: “Wat wil jy hê?” of vir Hom: “Waarom praat U met haar?” nie. Die vrou het toe haar waterkruik net daar laat staan en na die dorp toe gegaan en vir die mense gesê: “Kom kyk, hier is ‘n man wat my alles vertel het wat ek gedoen het. Is Hy nie miskien die Christus nie?” Die mense het toe uit die dorp uit na Jesus toe begin kom.
Jy moet Jesus as die middelpunt van jou lewe kan sien… en dat Hy deurlopend in jou lewe werk… nie net in jou kerk toe gaan en bybel lees lewe nie.
Jy moet dit sê… jy kan nie dit vir jouself hou nie.
Jy steek iemand aan om Jesus ook te volg…
Saam is ons beter… deel jou lewe en ervarings met iemand.
Nagmaal – Nooi ons uit om opnuut stil te staan by ons lewe, ons begeertes, ons soeke… en te besef… Jesus is die Lewende Water wat reg oor ons lewens vloei… en net Hy kan ons diepste soeke en begeertes stil maak…
Besprekingsvrae Wat is jou grootste begeerte of soeke? Wat van as net Jesus daardie soeke of begeerte kan stilmaak? Kan dit waar wees? Sien dit raak… sê dit vir ander.
The Bulletin was invited to a GMM Local Economic Development (LED) Forum meeting earlier this week by members of the Ithemba Lesizwe Movement.
Inaugural LED Forum meeting. Image: GMM Facebook
It was clear that the presence of the media upset member of the LED Forum.
The meeting immediately erupted into an argument between elected members of the LED Forum and representatives of the Ithemba Lesizwe Movement.
The members asked for a caucus after which they decided not to continue with the meeting.
The Bulletin met with the representatives of the Ithemba Lesizwe Movement to obtain their press release. We were not able to obtain one from the Forum yet but will endeavour to obtain one from them.
In our community there is a community most people choose to ignore or if they do see them, just look away. This community would be our disabled community.
In the beginning of the year, a voice of calm in the silence called out into the never-ending rush of what is life. Lezahn Greeff, neé Boshoff, heard the voice and answered its call.
Lezahn grew up in Secunda and has always been passionate about tennis. So passionate that she turned it into her career as a tennis coach.
The voice of calm in the silence was the voice of one Susan van Niekerk. Susan was in a car accident when she was a young girl. The car accident is the cause that she is a paraplegic today.
When I met Susan, the first thing I saw was one of the biggest, warmest smiles one can imagine. She is an incredibly intelligent and welcoming young woman.
Susan van Niekerk on the court
It was Susan’s plight that Lezahn heard in the beginning of the year and by the end of February coach and tennis player were on the court training.
Susan is Lezahn’s first disabled player but nothing could or can stop these two phenomenal women.
Lezahn contacted Tennis SA during the lockdown and asked for assistance and direction from the organisation. Her call was answered by Tennis SA.
Patrick Selepe visited Secunda to teach player and coach some tips and tricks to perform at top levels in wheelchair tennis.
Patrick Selepe on the tennis court teaching Susan and Lezahn some tips and tricks
Patrick is well-known in the tennis world as he was the first official with a disability to work as a chair umpire in the South African Davis Cup competition in 2015.
Patrick is also a retired wheelchair tennis player and has been involved in the development of the sport.
On the day Patrick visited Secunda, he did not hold back on coaching and advice. He let Susan go through different drills and would stop and calmly (and excitedly) talk her through the drill again, all while including Lezahn in the training.
He would show the difference one little adjustment would make in Susan’s training and make sure that Lezahn understood why the adjustment made such a difference.
L – R: Susan, Lezahn and Patrick
Susan looks up to Mariska Venter. Mariska was the same age as Susan when she started playing tennis and by the time she was 18, she was ranked no. 1 in the world for U/18 junior girls and currently she is ranked second in South African Women’s Wheelchair tennis.
Susan is definitely not far behind in following in her hero’s footsteps…
Since 2005, Wheelchair Tennis South Africa was a separate entity from Tennis South Africa but on the 1st of July 2019, Tennis South Africa took over and started managing the programme. The wheelchair tennis programme in South Africa is considered as a universal success story by the International Tennis Federation (ITF).
Lezahn and Susan are working extremely hard to bring awareness of this sport into the community.
Susan in action
In order for Lezahn and Susan to receive funding from Tennis SA, Lezahn will need five students to train and Susan will need 4 team mates to practice with and against. One of the amazing things Tennis SA will also do once more children and adults from the community are involved, is to donate the wheelchairs needed to play tennis in.
One of these wheelchairs costs around $ 2000.00 which is about R 33 000.00.
This is not a blithe but rather a remedy to the community at large… A remedy because Susan is teaching us that no matter what life throws your way, you can always beat the odds and fight back!
Nog ‘n “So is die lewe” rubriek vanuit die pen van Ds Marius Britz. Titel is “You’ve got problems”
Ou manne sal drome droom, en jong manne sal gesigte sien, het die profeet Joël gesê. As ‘n man ouer word, besef jy al hoe meer die waarheid hiervan.
Baie teologiese kandidate in hulle finale jaar op kweekskool sien in hulle geestesoog alreeds hoe hulle die Kerk gaan tref met dieselfde impak as daardie komeet wat planeet aarde na bewering getref het toe die dinousaurisse uitgesterf het. Hulle visualiseer vol kerkgeboue en sondige sterflinge wat aan hulle lippe hang om ewige waarhede in te drink.
In my tyd (en nou klink ek soos ‘n ou man) was daar egter een struikelblokkie voordat jy die Kerk kon gaan tref: twee jaar diensplig. As jong kapelaantjie vind jy vinnig uit Die Kerk is toe nie die middelpunt van die heelal soos jy geglo het nie. En nie almal hang aan jou lippe nie. Om die waarheid te sê, baie van jou oortuigings word uitgedaag deur manne met ‘n sterk intellek.
Daar is baie stories om te vertel. In 1993, op Wallmansthal, het duisende nie-statutêre magte saamgetrek om ge-evalueer te word vir ‘n nuwe, geïntegreerde weermag.
Maar dis warm in die bosveld, die frustrasievlakke is hoog, en die onsekerhede baie. Ons was twee staandemagkapelane daar: ek en ‘n stoere ou Afrikaanse dominee wat ses maande vêr van aftree was. Hy was onderlê in Grieks en Hebreeus, maar Engels was nie juis sy sterkpunt nie.
Die troepe het in rye voor ons kantore gesit om oor hulle smart en frustrasies te praat. Hulle Engels was nog meer beroerd as die dominee s’n. Hulle kon vlot Russies en Spaans en Duits praat, afhangende van waar hulle militêr opgelei is, maar nie wafferse Engels nie.
So, my kollega het elke troep se lang storie met geduld en deernis uitgeluister, en dan sy standaardantwoord gegee: “You got problems. Go see Chaplain Britz.” Toe besluit ons om die algemene probleme aan te spreek deur te begin met kapelaansperiodes. Maar steeds bly taal ‘n probleem.
Ek ontdek egter ‘n breedsprakige makker wat direk uit Afrikaans in Xhosa kan vertaal, so uit die vuis, volgens hom. Hy is my regterhand tydens die eerste kapelaansperiode, waar maklik 1000 troepe teenwoordig is. Ek besluit op Fillipense 4, uiters relevant: “Wees oor niks besorg nie”.
En Tolk is flink en vinnig met sy vertaling oor die kragtige luidsprekers: “Ungakhathazeki malunga nantoni na.” En om my teks te beklemtoon, skreeu hy luidkeels: “f%@*l!”
‘n Groot skok vir die ywerige, begeesterde jong dominee was ‘n spesifieke opdrag in die pligstaat van kapelane: Kroegbesoek. Maar met die wysheid van die grysheid besef jy die sin daarvan.
Wanneer ‘n klomp troepe vir basiese opleiding in ‘n kamp ingebondel word, kry jy alle tipes mense. Sommige is uitsmyters in ‘n bordeel in Boksburg, andere weer het ‘n doktorsgraad in kernfisika. So, die konflikpotensiaal is hoog. Die kapelaan het hier ‘n belangrike rol om ontlonter en fasiliteerder te wees; hy het immers vrye toegang tot alle range.
Maar soms raak sake selfs vir die dominee buite beheer.
Tydens ‘n driemaandekamp iewers in die bos was daar een man wat by voorbaat geëien was as potensiële probleem. Reeds in Voortrekkerhoogte, wagtend op die Flossie, het hy sy sorge en kwellinge probeer verdoof met ‘n bepaalde vloeibare probleemelimineerder.
Hy was nou nie eintlik die man waarvan Rina Hugo in Troepie Doepie sou sing “doen met trots jou plig teenoor jou land nie”.
Onbaatsugtige soldaatwees sou nie eintlik sy gedragspatrone treffend beskryf nie. Hy wou net die drie maande omkry sodat hy kon teruggaan na sy meisie en sy Ford Escort XR3. Punt. Sy uitstaande kenmerk was sy reusagtige snor. En na diep oorweging het die bevelsraad besluit om Snorre se getrouste bondgenoot (volgens korporaals), nl. die R-4 geweer, eerder weg te neem, en hom toe te rus met ‘n Honeysucker.
Dit is nou die lorrie wat tweekeer per dag al die opslaantoilette in die tydelike basis moes leegsuig. Snorre het die taak vinnig afgehandel, wetende dat hy meer tyd vir homself koop om sy twee gunstelingsportsoorte, veerpyltjies en brandewyndrink, te bedryf.
Toe kom die sein: die hoof van die weermag kom die basis besoek. Alles is in rep en roer. Operasie VIP skop in volle erns af.
Ek as kapelaan het die voorreg om saam met twee vlieëniers in ‘n Super Frelonhelikopter na ‘n ander basis te vlieg, waar nuwe matrasse beskikbaar is. Hulle “Top-cover”, sê hulle.
‘n Biltongruiker en blomme verskyn asof vanuit die niet. Die beste tent word perfek opgeslaan vir die generaal, en die troepe maak sy bed op met militêre presiesheid. Die lakens en komberse word natgemaak en gebyt om soos ‘n vuurhoutjieboks te lyk. Die generaal het selfs sy eie VIP- opslaantoilet.
Elke verwelkomingsaksie word sorgvuldig beplan en ingeoefen. Loopbane is hier op die spel. Alles lyk superieur. Die generaal is beindruk, antwoord ons almal se salute, bedank ons vir die netheid en voortreflike wyse waarop alles gereël is, en goeie smaak wat tentoongestel is.
Maar moeilikheid kom in die vorm van Snorre. Hy voel, ná sy middagsessie in die Watergat, dat dit tyd is om die generaal te beindruk met sy spesifieke vaardighede en talente as Honeysuckerdrywer. Maar in die proses raak hy effe verward met al die hefbome, en in plaas van suig, blaas hy die volle inhoud van die Honeysucker uit op die generaal se bed, sy tas, sy blomme en sy biltongruiker.
“You got problems,” onthou ek my kollega van Walmmansthall se woorde.
Three ruthless men are due to appear before the Delmas Magistrate’s Court after being arrested for allegedly plotting a farm attack which left a woman dead.
The suspects also robbed the family of their belongings in this horrific incident which occurred yesterday, Wednesday 30 September 2020 at Sundra near Delmas.
According to preliminary investigations, on the said day, Chantel Kershaw, aged 44, was preparing to resume her daily duties on the farm.
She informed her employee to assist her in loading a lawn mower into the bakkie and that is when she saw two armed men inside the yard. The men are said to have instructed the employee to take off his clothes before tying him up and further told him to lie down.
The suspects attacked the woman despite her screaming for help, allegedly strangled her to death and went to the house where they assaulted Kershaw’s mom with a firearm.
As if that was not enough, the suspects helped themselves to the victims’ belongings and locked a female employee in the bathroom before fleeing the scene in a white Chevrolet LDV bakkie that they stole from the family.
Kershaw’s mom alerted the neighbourhood watch team about what had happened.
Police also received information and whilst on their way, a high-speed chase ensued between the suspects and the neighbourhood watch group which resulted in the vehicle driven by the suspects overturning at the R50 road near Delmas.
The suspects crawled out of the car and tried to escape but were caught shortly thereafter. They were both handed over to the police who arrested them.
The police opened a case of murder and robbery where they conducted their probe which led them recovering a firearm inside the overturned vehicle.
A firearm magazine with ammunition was also recovered at the place where one of the suspects was hiding. Other items found there include belongings which police believe were stolen from the victims and further than that, a jacket which had blood stains was also seized.
Police continued with their investigation and arrested a third man, aged 40.
This man is an employee at the farm who was earlier made to take off his clothes. It surfaced that all the drama of the man being tied up was nothing else but an act.
The police believe that he too was part of the plot to murder Kershaw as well as to steal the belongings.
On 30 September, the AfriForum branch in Bethal started to erect the first shade cloths to cover 1 000 m² of the soil that was prepared for its vegetable garden project. The purpose of the project is to provide food to poor families in the community in a sustainable manner.
Vegetables are planted in four cycles to ensure a steady supply throughout the year. Although the project was planned before the lockdown, the lockdown demonstrated that self-do projects like these are more important than ever before.
“The project is based on the principle that it is better to teach people to fish, rather than to give them fish. Food must be produced in a sustainable, self-reliant manner to support people in times of need. It is especially in testing times that donors struggle to keep ahead,” says Marilé Nieuwoudt, Secretary of AfriForum’s Bethal branch.
People who want to contribute to this project or would like to get involved can phone Hennie Bekker on 081 217 6091. There is still a need for equipment and other goods for the project to make headway.
Die AfriForum-tak in Bethal het op 30 September die eerste skadunette begin span oor die 1 000 m²-grond wat vir die groentetuinprojek voorberei is. Die doel van dié projek is om op ’n volhoubare wyse voedsel aan behoeftige lede van die gemeenskap te voorsien.
Groente word in vier siklusse geplant sodat daar regdeur die jaar groente beskikbaar is. Dié projek is voor die inperking beplan, maar dit is tydens die inperking bewys dat selfdoenprojekte soos die belangriker is as ooit tevore.
“Hierdie projek is gegrond op die beginsel dat dit beter is om mense te leer om vis te vang eerder as om net vir hulle ’n vis in die hand te stop. Voedsel moet op volhoubare en selfstandige wyse verbou word om mense in tye van nood by te staan. Dit is veral in onseker tye dat skenkers sukkel om voor te bly,” sê Marilé Nieuwoudt, sekretaris van AfriForum se Bethal-tak.
Persone wat tot hierdie projek wil bydra of daarby betrokke wil raak, kan vir Hennie Bekker by 081 217 6091 skakel. Daar is steeds toerusting en ander goedere nodig om hierdie projek te laat vlot
