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2 Advertorial
Modikwa underlines community health as a
priority with medical equipment donaƟon
C ommuni es relying on Dilokong
Hospital will draw major benefit
from a special medical equipment
dona on. Modikwa Pla num Mine
delivered the dona on to the hospital
on Friday, 12 January 2018.
Dilokong Hospital approached
Modikwa for assistance in buying
bacterial filters used in the One Stop
Service Centre for occupa onal diseas-
es. They were also in urgent need of a
suc on pump used in the casualty ward
and an ENT set used to examine ears
and noses.
Mrs. Mashishi, CEO of Dilokong Hos-
pital thanked Modikwa for their help.
“We cannot survive without a part-
nership between government and the
private sector. We are thankful for the
assistance and hope to con nue our
rela onship into the future,” she said.
She added that many of the Modikwa
employees benefit from the hospi-
tal. Adding that the dona on of the
bacterial filters for the One Stop Service
Dr Dzivhani, Mr Chauke, Mrs. Mashishi and Mr Hope Tyria shake hands dur- Centre will ensure that processing of
ing the official handover of the equipment at Dilokong Hospital. applica ons for assistance and compen-
The mine donated bacterial filters required for tes ng of occupa onal dis- sa on from ex-miners from all over the
eases, an ENT set and a suc on pump. province, due to occupa onal diseases,
19 JANUARY 2018
will be able to con nue. This Centre is the
only one in the province and currently has
approximately 3 000 applica ons to process.
The addi onal equipment donated will
make a huge difference when pa ents
brought to the hospital must be stabilised
before being transferred to other hospitals.
Mr Hope Tyria from Modikwa Mine em-
phasised that community health, just like edu-
ca on, is important to the mine. “We were
pressured with a limited budget, but pushed
hard to get approval for these lifesaving and
life changing interven ons requested by the
team from Dilokong Hospital”. He praised
both Dr Mashego from the Service Centre
and Dr Dzivhani from Modikwa clinic for their
contribu ons towards crea ng awareness of
the shortages.
Mr Chauke from the Department of
Health’s district office expressed his pride
in being associated with Modikwa Pla num
Mine. He conveyed the Department’s appreci-
a on for the interven on and the mine’s will-
ingness to reach out and contribute towards
essen al services.
Through this dona on Modikwa Pla num
Mine kicked-off 2018 by underlining their
commitment towards caring for employees
and communi es.
19 JANUARIE 2018 NUUS
Municipality
motivates
learners for 2018
Fetakgomo Tubatse Local Municipality kick
started the 2018 back to school campaign
at Maboregane Secondary school in Mod-
imolle village Ward 8. They were the best
performing school in the Dilokong circuit and
obtained an 84% pass rate.
The Acting Mayor of Fetakgomo Tubatse
Local municipality, Cllr ME Selepe addressed
and motivated the learners. He encouraged
the learners to work hard from the beginning
of the year to avoid the pressure at the end
of the year. In his address Cllr Selepe said
without education there is no better life. “The
municipality also congratulated the learners
of 2017 for doing well and expect the 2018
learners to do even better”. Cllr Selepe also
congratulated the best learner of 2017 in the
school, Tetelo Kgwete. “Working together
(Information and photographs: FTLM Communications Unit).
with Education department we will achieve
3
more in 2018” He also thanked the teachers
and the school governing bodies for their
good work.
The Principal, Mrs Mmekwa said last year
they invited motivational speakers from the
mining industry to motivate the learners and
that strategy works well for their school.
Dilokong Circuit inspector, Hebert Phasha
said the problem of the high rate of failures
is because many leaners are abusing alco-
hol. “We are encouraging the learners of this
school to stay away from alcohol and drugs
in order to be disciplined in classes”.
Amongst the visitors were former learners
who are currently doing studies at different
tertiary institutions. They serve as true exam-
ples to the current learners of Maborogane
Secondary School to work hard and create a
better future for themselves.
4 NEWS 19 JANUARY 2018

First time off to school

On Wednesday this week the schools
opened again for 2018. A large num-
ber of Grade R learners went to school
for the first time and although there
were a few tears, it was mostly the
parents left with a lump in the throat.
Platinum Gazette visited Laerskool
Burgersfort, Calvin Prep School, Steel-
poort Academy, Itirele Primary School
and Laerskool Ohrigstad on the day.

Taking a seat in class for the first time.

Parents were there to give support and reas-
surance.

Developing colouring skills started on the first day. Saying goodbye was tough.
19 JANUARIE 2018 NUUS 5

Schools start for 2018 For the new Grade R learners it was a big
Teachers at schools in the area were ready
to receive the learners at school for the 2018 day as they started an educational journey
academic year. that must prepare them for adulthood.

By mid-morning it was all happiness and excitement for the learning adventure.

Sometimes the teacher had to

console the young hearts that
Older siblings made sure that their little brothers and sisters were at the right
all will be fine.
class after the bell rang.

Below: The first break for something to eat was a major thing in the grade
R class. Many parents also packed something extra special.
6 NEWS 19 JANUARY 2018

Ohrigstad SAPS pro-active with

crime prevention
The police in Ohrigstad led by social crime complex. motorists.
prevention coordinator Sgt Kholofelo The members started by a foot patrol at the They then proceeded with a foot patrol to
Phokane together with the Young Civilian Oasis complex where they distributed back Ohrigstad shopping complex about 2km from
On Patrol (YCOP) conducted an aware- to school pamphlets, domestic violence the police station and continued to distribute
ness campaign around the Ohrigstad Oasis and dangerous weapon’s act pamphlets to pamphlets and talk to community members
and motorists.
The purpose of the campaign was to urge
community members, especially parents and
Helpende Hand reik uit na skole guardians to prepare their children for the
opening of the 2018 schools term to ensure
Solidariteit se Helpende Hand in Burgers- Hulle het 6 skooltassies by die Waterval their children’s return back to school safely.
fort het hierdie week uitgereik na CVO skool en 5 by Laerskool Ohrigstad
behoeftige leerders in die area. afgegee. Helpende Hand gee landwyd (Information & photographs: Sgt Kholofelo
hierdie jaar 4 500 Phokane, SAPS Ohrigstad).
tassies vir behoef-
tige Graad 1 leer-
linge. Die fondse
daarvoor kom uit
die R50 wat hul
ondersteuners elke
maand betaal.
Die tassies kos
R800 elk en is
gevul met skryfbe-
hoeftes. “Ons wil
graag hê da elke
kind op dieselfde
vlak Graad 1 begin
en nie hoef te voel
hulle kort iets nie,”
sê Ilze Pretorius
van Solidariteit
Helpende Hand.

(Inligting en foto:
Helpende Hand.
Foto deur modelle
geposeer).

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Skole spog met nuwe onderwysers

Laerskool Steelpoort Akademie
Ohrigstad Steelpoort Akademie het hierdie jaar 4 nuwe
onderwysers.
Laerskool Ohrigstad het een Juffrou Zaan-Marie Koekemoer het vanaf
nuwe onderwyser vir 2018. Laerskool Burgersfort geskuif na Steelpoort
Juffrou Adél Pierneef is Akademie. Sy is ‘n studente-onderwyser en
‘n oud-Ohrigstad inwoner is betrokke by Graad 1 A.
en het self op Laerskool Juffrou Melanie de Jager het van Polok-
Ohrigstad se skoolbanke wane af Steelpoort toe getrek. Sy gee Kuns,
haar laerskoolloopbaan Natuurwetenskap, Lewensoriëntering en taal
deurgebring. vir van die graad 6, 7, 8 en 9 klasse.
Sy behartig hierdie jaar Juffrou Anke Oosthuizen het verlede jaar op
al die Engelse klasse vir Bloemfontein studeer. Sy is steeds ‘n studen-
Graad 4 tot 7. te-onderwyser en sal hierdie jaar verantwoor-
Sy is baie opgewonde om delik wees vir onderrig in Afrikaans Tweede
deel te wees van die skool Taal vir graad 4.
en die leerders het op dag Die vierde ondewyser was ongelukkig af-
een reeds aan die werk wesig tydens die fotosessie.
gespring onder haar leiding.

Laerskool Burgersfort
Laerskool Burgersfort
spog met 3 nuwe
onderwysers en ‘n
nuwe departements-
hoof.
Juffrou Annelise van
der Merwe (voor)
is aangestel as die
nuwe Senior Fase
Departementshoof.
Juffrou Zalecia
Knoetze en Meneer
Zaunder Knoetze is
‘n tweeling en kom
van Sabie. Hulle is
beide studente-onder-
wysers. Zaunder sal
vir die hele skool
rekenaars gee en
Zalecia is betrokke by
die Graad R klas en
help met media.
Juffrou Chantell
Botha is lank reeds ‘n
Burgersfort inwoner.
Sy is ook ‘n
studente-onderwyser
1 John 4:21 NIV en is betrokke by
And he has given us this command: Whoever loves God must also love his brother. Graad R.
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Mooihoek All Stars

teams shine during
friendly tournament
Tubatse Chrome’s soccer team participated in a local soccer
tournament at Mooihoek last week Saturday.
The teams participating were Samancor FC (Tubatse),
Mooihoek All Stars FC and Difataneng FC. Mooihoek All Stars
FC and Difatangeng FC both
had a draw while Samancor
and Mooihoek both won one
game each. Mooihoek All Stars
FC was the winning team of
the day. Paris Mokobane was
the goal scorer for Tubatse
and Thala Vincent was the
goal scorer for Mooihoek All
Stars.
The winning team walked
away with a new soccer ball
donated by Tubatse Chrome
and prize money of R900.
(Each team contributed R300
which went to the winners
of the day). The teams also
received water sponsored by
Tubatse.
A few local netball teams also played on the day. They
also contributed R300 per team and the winners and
their prize money were: Sehlaku Netball team - Winners
(won R600); Riba Cross Netball team - second position
(won R400); Mooihoek All Stars team - third position
(won R200). The fourth position went to Sehlaku Naughty
Girls.
“There are a lot of good players from community teams
and I encourage business people to invite professional
teams to our villages,” said
Mr George Maluleke from
Tubatse Chrome. Tubat-
se encourage teams to
participate in sport and stay
away from drugs, alcohol
and crime. Through sporting
events crime and abuse can
be fought.
(Information and photo-
graphs: George Maluleke)