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Laerskool Goedehoop studente skitter in atletiek en dans

Die volgende atlete het Saterdag, 14 Maart, tydens die MUSSA Atletiekbyeenkoms, deurgedring na Atletiek SA’s.

Priscilla Pretorius het tydens die “Performing Arts” Dansliga byeenkoms, te L/S Kruinpark op Saterdag, 14 Maart, ‘n 1ste plek behaal vir dogters O/13.

Priscilla Pretorius

Laerskool Goedehoop studente skitter in atletiek en dans

Die volgende atlete het Saterdag, 14 Maart, tydens die MUSSA Atletiekbyeenkoms, deurgedring na Atletiek SA’s.

Priscilla Pretorius het tydens die “Performing Arts” Dansliga byeenkoms, te L/S Kruinpark op Saterdag, 14 Maart, ‘n 1ste plek behaal vir dogters O/13.

Priscilla Pretorius

Misty Waters 2020 Postponed

With the recent outbreak of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) in South Africa, President Cyril Ramaphosa addressed the nation on Sunday, 15 March, to ensure the nation what the government’s plans are to avoid a bigger outbreak in South Africa.

The President said in his speech: “Never before in the history of our democracy has our country been confronted with such a severe situation.”

“From the start of the outbreak in China earlier this year, the South African government has put in place measures to screen visitors entering the country, to contain its spread and to treat those infected,” continued President Ramaphosa.

The President continued to explain all the measures that were put in place effective immediately. Some of them were:

“Therefore, to encourage social distancing Cabinet has decided on these additional measures:

  • Gatherings of more than 100 people will be prohibited.
  • Mass celebrations of upcoming national days such as Human Rights Day and other large government events will be cancelled.
  • Where small gatherings are unavoidable, organisers will need to put in place stringent measures of prevention and control.”

The Bulletin has spoken to the organisers of Misty Waters and the following press release was issued by Rolin Booysen:

Following Pres. Ramaphosa’s announcement, on 15 March 2020, regarding the COVID – 19 outbreak in South Africa, we have no choice but to postpone Misty Waters 2020.

Even though the possibility exists that the ban may be lifted before 30 April (start of Misty Waters Music Festival 2020), there will not be enough time to restart the planning process. We are following the limitations, set out by the government, to ensure the safety of the festies as well as the artists and staff of the festival.

The new date for Misty Waters 2020 will be the Women’s Day long weekend of 7 to 9 August 2020, given that the State of Emergency be lifted. Follow us on social media to stay informed.

We appreciate your commitment to the South African Music Scene. We are willing to refund festival tickets and accommodation paid if you are not able to attend the new date of 7 to 9 August 2020. For those avid rockers who wish to keep their festival ticket and accommodation booking secure, we will transfer tickets and accommodation to the new date.

As much as we would have liked to keep the party going, we must adhere and respect the Government’s decision. Be safe, wash your hands and stay healthy. In the meantime keep listening to our Spotify Playlist to keep your excitement going ‘til August.
Keep following us on Instagram and Facebook to stay up to date with all the latest Misty Waters news.

See you there Kopskudkinders!

Laerskool Secunda ryg goue medaljes in by Mpumalanga-atletiekkampioenskappe

Matshidiso Makgato (o/13), Hanco van Geelen (0/11) en Lumarie du Plessis (0/12) van Laerskool Secunda het op Saterdag, 14 Maart aan die Mpumalanga-atletiekkampioenskappe in Secunda deelgeneem en het daar baie goed presteer.

LNR: Matshidiso Makgato, Hanco van Geelen, Lumarie du Plessis

Matshidiso het eerste plek behaal in verspring asook in die 75m hekkies. Sy het ook tweede plek behaal in 100m. Hanco het eerste plek verwerf in gewigstoot en Lumarie het met eerste plek weggeloop in die 1200m wedloop.  

Hulle sou deurgedring het na die Suid-Afrikaanse atletiekkampioenskappe wat op 26 Maart sou plaasvind maar as gevolg van die coronavirus is dit afgestel.

TP Stratten athletes at MUSSA

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Sonia Tivane and Siyanda Mhlana with them is the proud principal, Mr Mossie Ourique

TP Stratten is proud of their two pupils who both got 1st places during the MUSSA athletics meeting on Saturday, 14 March, at the Secunda Stadium in Secunda. 

Sonia Tivane, U/12 girls, won the 150m race and Siyanda Mhlana, U/12 boys, won the 75m hurdles. 

Misty Waters 2020 Postponed

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Following Pres. Ramaphosa’s announcement, on 15 March 2020, regarding the COVID- 19 outbreak in South Africa, we have no choice but to postpone Misty Waters 2020.

Even though the possibility exists that the ban may be lifted before 30 April (start of Misty Waters Music Festival 2020), there will not be enough time to restart the planning process. We are following the limitations, set out by the government, to ensure the safety of the festies as well as the artists and staff of the festival.

The new date for Misty Waters 2020 will be the Women’s Day long weekend of 7 to 9 August 2020, given that the State of Emergency be lifted. Follow us on social media to stay informed.

We appreciate your commitment to the South African Music Scene. We are willing to refund festival tickets and accommodation paid, if you are not able to attend the new date of 7 to 9 August 2020. For those avid rockers who wish to keep their festival ticket and accommodation booking secure, we will transfer tickets and accommodation to the new date.

As much as we would have liked to keep the party going, we must adhere and respect the Government’s decision. Be safe, wash your hands and stay healthy. In the meantime keep listening to our Spotify Playlist to keep your excitement going ‘til August.
Keep following us on Instagram and Facebook to stay up to date with all the latest Misty Waters news.

See you there Kopskudkinders!

Hoërskool Oosterland uitslae teen Delmas

Hoërskool Oosterland played winter sport against Hoërskool Delmas in the NWU series and the results were as follow:

1st Team Netball: Zanell Fourie, Megan Membrey, Leandi Steyn, Thando Mthimunye,
Sbonile Sibiya, Kaitlyn du Preez, Clisha Grobler, Absent: Ntokozo Motha

NETBALL: 

0/14 win 18-14

0/15 win 18-10

0/16 lose 17-18

2nd team win 12-10

1st team lose 23-26

Boys Hockey:

1st team win 13-0 against Hoërskool Delmas

1st team win 10-0 against Hoërskool Volksrust

0/16 team win 2-1 against Curro Secunda

RUGBY:

0/14 win 48-17

0/16 win 56-0

2nd team win 36-0

1st team win 25-14

Congratulations on excellent results!

So is die lewe: Emosie

Tans is een gonswoord besig om paniek in ons land en oor planeet aarde te laat woed soos ‘n veldbrand in droë gras: Corona. Wat aanvanklik onbeduidend was, het oornag paniek gesaai in baie lande, in so mate dat drastiese reëlings in Suid Afrika aangekondig is om die verspreiding daarvan te bekamp, net soos in vele ander lande.  Die voorkoms en simptome van die virus word wyd gepubliseer. 162000 mense wêreldwyd is huidig geinfekteer.

Wat baie insiggewend is, is die emosies rondom Corona. Sosiale media is ‘n kragtige medium om mense óf valslik gerus te stel dat die virus sommer maar ‘n nietigheid is, niks erger as ‘n ligte griep nie, óf die hele saak word totaal uit verband geruk.  So het een Watsapp-boodskap die uitbreek van die virus geproklameer as die Derde Wêreldoorlog wat aangebreek het, en wat in ‘n fabriek in China gefabriseer is. Die ontvangers van die boodskap word ten sterkste aangeraai om hulle watervoorrade aan te vul, gasapparate gereed te kry, medisyne, ammunisie en kosvoorrade vir twaalf maande op te gaar. 

Interessante gedagte, diè van kosvoorrade, as in ag geneem word dat die meeste gemiddelde huishoudings fyn moet begroot om die basiese kosvoorrade vir een maand aan te koop.  Ook radioprogramme spandeer baie tyd aan inbelprogramme waar mense soms opinies lug wat grens aan die absurde oor die Coronavirus.  ‘n Oom verklaar hard en duidelik op RSG dat God die virus in China laat begin het omdat hulle nie in die Bybel glo nie, en ons moet sien wie gaan sterf.  Hyself gaan nie geinfekteer word nie, omdat hy ‘n Christen is, meen hy.

Die staatspresident se keuse was openlike inligting en kommunikasie. Kerke en mense vanoor die hele bevolkingspektrum in Suid Afrika moet duidelik hiervan kennis neem. Die mees weerloses in die samelewing moet geidentifiseer word, en deur ‘n kalm benadering moet die uitdagings, waarvan daar vele is, aangepak word.  Dink maar aan die totale onmoontlikheid om geinfekteerde mense te isoleer wat in ‘n plakkergemeenskap woon waarin tot tien mense in ‘n sinkhuisie bly wat een meter van die omringende sinkhuisies af staan.  Of die reeds oorlaaide klinieke en staatshospitale wat oorstroom word deur nuwe aanmeldings.  Maar, om voortdurend klem te lê op die moontlike skrikwekkende scenarios, en allerande strooipoppe op te stel, gaan ‘n verwoestende uitwerking hê op die psige van Suid Afrikaners. 

Negatiewe emosie is ‘n verwoestende fenomeen.  Om vooraf gebeure te voorspel op grond van wat moontlik kan gebeur, kan alle rasionele denke, selfs geloof, by die venster laat ontsnap. Uiteindelik moet selfs die mees nugtere denke, selfs ook goeie teologie, swig voor die onblusbare vlam van emosie. 

Ek het dit baie duidelik gesien by die sitting van die Algemene Sinode van die NG Kerk in 2004 in Hartenbos.  Daardie hele week was spanning aan die opbou oor die een saak wat fel emosies wakker maak: die kerk se amptelike beleid teenoor persone met ‘n homoseksuele oriëntering.  Die verwagtinge van die debat wat die Woensdagaand gevoer sou word, was buite perke.  Tydens etes en teebreuke was dit die een onderwerp wat dikwels met kalmte, maar ook met driftigheid bespreek is.  

Toe die debat uiteindelik vir deelnemers van die vloer af oopgestel is, was daar reeds ‘n lang ry van afgevaardigdes by die mikrofoon wat hulle standpunt wou stel. Die eerste spreker, toevallig ‘n ouderling van my gemeente in die Noord-Kaap, was sigbaar ontsteld en opgewerk toe hy aan die woord kom.  Bybel in die een hand omhoog, met geswolle nekare en blitsende oë, het hy oor die klankstelsel in die Dolfynsaal gebulder: “Die Bybel sê!!!!” En daarmee elke vers wat oor die onderwerp handel, met vuur en drif aangehaal.  Totaal buite konteks. 

Na sy vurige tirade, en nadat die moderator hom ‘n paar keer tot orde moes roep, was daar ‘n geskokte stilte.  Selfs die anti-gay groepering in die vergadering het gevoel dat dit totaal ongehoorde gedrag en woorde was.  Veral vir die hoogste kerklike vergadering. Iewers het emosie geperforeerde grense oorgesteek. Die hele debat het ‘n ander wending begin neem daarna.  Daar het ‘n onmiskenbare soeke na deernis en begrip in die vergadering gekom.

Die algemene sinode se afgevaardigdes, wat die kerk se beleid bepaal, het ‘n baie sagter besluit geneem oor die saak nadat die eerste spreker alle rasionaliteit verwoes het met sy emosies.  Veral ook nadat die skriba van die vergadering aan die einde van die debat gevra het vir ‘n spreekbeurt, en met groot deernis en seer vertel het van sy vier seuns, en hoe hy na sy vrou se afsterwe moes worstel met die realiteit dat sy jongste seun gay is. “Ek het gehoor dat die een broer hom met klippe wil doodgooi, soos die teks uit die ou Testament wat hy aangehaal het, dit stel. 

Ek sal my seun laat kom vanaand uit Pretoria, dan kan jy die eerste klippe gaan optel om te gooi.  Maar eers sal jy my moet doodgooi, want ek gaan voor hom staan, en ek sal hom met my lewe beskerm, want hy is my kind en ek is lief vir hom.” Daar was nie een droë oog onder die 400 afgevaardigdes nie.  Toe het die skriba afgesluit. “In hierdie saal is baie mense vanaand wat met dieselfde ding worstel.  Ek nooi jou uit om netnou na my toe te kom, en styf teen my te kom staan, sodat ek en jy bietjie van ons seer op mekaar kan laai.” Hy was omring deur ’n klomp mense na die vergadering. Negatiewe emosie verwoes rede.  Dit verwoes getuienis van jou geloof.  Dit verwoes mense. 

Laat jou hart nie ontsteld word nie, glo in God, sê die Skrif.

Electoral Commission to ask Electoral Court for postponement of by-elections due to coronavirus

The Electoral Commission will urgently approach the Electoral Court to postpone all scheduled by-elections as part of its response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The decision follows the announcement by the President of the Republic of a National Disaster in terms of the Disaster Management Act (Act 57 of 2002) and the introduction of a range of measures to help curb the spread of the coronavirus. The measures announced include urging people to limit physical contact and prohibiting gatherings of more than 100 people.

The election process involves relative close physical contact between election officials and voters including the exchange of ballot papers and inking of thumbs. At the end of the voting process, ballot papers must also be counted. Where an infected voter has handled a ballot, indications are that active viruses will last for at least 10 hours. This will be yet another opportunity for cross-infection of officials conducting the counting process.

Given heightened awareness and concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic, there is also a real possibility that significant numbers of voters may stay away from voting stations in upcoming by-elections.

This will result in low participation levels which will undermine the freeness and fairness of elections.

The Commission is of the view that in the circumstances, the measures announced as part of the national response to the pandemic; the possibility of free and fair elections is incontrovertibly vitiated.

The Commission has written to the Minister and provincial MEC’s for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs to advise them of the intended application to the Electoral Court. 

All associated election events including voter registration weekends and code of conduct signing ceremonies have also been postponed.

Scheduled by-elections affected are as per the schedule below:

BY-ELECTION DATE PROVINCE MUNICIPALITY WARD NUMBER DATE OF PROCLAMATION
18 March 2020 Gauteng Emfuleni 16 14 Feb 2020
18 March 2020 Gauteng City of Johannesburg 68 14 Feb 2020
18 March 2020 Gauteng City of Johannesburg 120 14 Feb 2020
18 March 2020 Gauteng City of Johannesburg 130 14 Feb 2020
18 March 2020 KwaZulu-Natal Msunduzi 25 14 Feb 2020
18 March 2020 KwaZulu-Natal Mtubatuba 10 14 Feb 2020
18 March 2020 Limpopo Polokwane 14 14 Feb 2020
18 March 2020 Mpumalanga Emalahleni 18 14 Feb 2020
18 March 2020 Mpumalanga Bushbuckridge 31 14 Feb 2020
18 March 2020 Northern Cape Khai-Ma 4 14 Feb 2020
         
8 April 2020 Free State Matjhabeng 3 6 March 2020
8 April 2020 Gauteng Ekurhuleni 60 6 March 2020
8 April 2020 Gauteng Ekurhuleni 103 6 March 2020
8 April 2020 Gauteng Tshwane Metro 3 6 March 2020
8 April 2020 KwaZulu-Natal eThekwini 32 6 March 2020
8 April 2020 KwaZulu-Natal uMvoti 7 6 March 2020
         
29 April 2020 Gauteng Ekurhuleni 89 27 March 2020
29 April 2020 Limpopo Ba-Phalaborwa 19 27 March 2020
29 April 2020 Mpumalanga Govan Mbeki 30 27 March 2020
         
13 May 2020 Eastern Cape Makana 14 9 April 2020
13 May 2020 Eastern Cape Amahlathi 1 9 April 2020
13 May 2020 Eastern Cape Mbizana 24 9 April 2020
13 May 2020 Northern Cape Dawid Kruiper 10 9 April 2020
13 May 2020 Western Cape George 8 9 April 2020
13 May 2020 Western Cape George 14 9 April 2020
13 May 2020 Western Cape George 27 9 April 2020

All associated election events including voter registration weekends and code of conduct signing ceremonies have also been postponed.

ISSUED BY THE ELECTORAL COMMISSION

Where is Sam? Police asking for help.

MPUMALANGA HAWKS SEARCHING FOR SAM “MSHENGU’ TSHABALALA FOR FAILING TO APPEAR IN COURT

MPUMALANGA – The Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI) is asking for the public’s assistance in locating the whereabouts of Sambulo Bruce Tshabalala (26) who failed to appear in court on two occasions for fraud, two counts of corruption and possession of an unlicensed firearm.

Tshabalala, who goes by the name Mshengu, is out on bail of R200 000 and R500 000 respectively for two cases.  He failed to appear for his two cases on 06 March 2020 at the Witbank Magistrate Court and last week Friday in the Middelburg Magistrate Court. The combined amount of the bail posted for the two separate cases has since been forfeited to the state.

Tshabalala was first arrested in September last year following an investigation initiated by the Department of Home Affairs about his status in the country.  Tshabalala allegedly tried to derail the investigations after he tried to corrupt an official from the department to drop the probe.  He paid R50 000 to the official and was nabbed by the Mpumalanga Hawks immediately after paying the inducement.  His car at the time was also impounded.  He was granted R200 000 bail pending further investigations.

Whilst on bail Tshabalala attempted to corrupt a senior police official in Middelburg in February this year to release his car which had been impounded and also to make his previous case disappear. He paid R120 000 bribe money, R50 000 down payment and later R70 000 which led to his arrest. He was released on R500 000 bail by the Middelburg Magistrate Court for corruption pending his appearance on 13 March 2020.  He decided not to turn up and two warrant of arrests have been issued against him.

The Hawks has seen a suicidal note that was sent to his wife claiming that he is going to commit suicide.  Despite the note, anyone with information which can lead to the arrest of Tshabalala is urged to contact the investigating officers Colonel Daniel Hall on 071 481 3281 or Captain Dietlof Meyer on 071481 2977.  All information will be kept confidential.