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} Tladi Moloi

FREE STATE STARS have firedtheir long-serving head coach,Steve Komphela.Komphela was shown a red

card after Ea Lla Koto lost 2-0 tothe Soweto giants of Kaizer Chiefson Saturday.Themba Sithole, who was the

assistant coach to Komphela, willtake over the reigns while

management look for a headcoach replacement.Bethlehem-based Stars are

sitting 11th on the log with 12points from 11 matches, after 3wins, 3 draws and 5 losses.Komphela has been with Starssince 2010, joining the club fromPlatinum Stars.Rantsi Mokoena, the team

general manager, has confirmedthat they had parted ways with

Komphela and added that Sitholewould be the team caretakercoach until they announced thenew coach.He said they amicably parted

ways with the coach on Sundayafter their meeting. “We felt thatwe needed to try something newas the results were not comingforth. The team did not play well,everyone witnessed that.“Komphela is an experienced

coach and he knew what wouldhappen when the results were notcoming. We had a meeting withthe coach on Sunday and afterlong negotiations we agreed onthe terms,” he said.Mokoena said they did not

deserve to be where they were onthe Absa Premier log table withthe players they had brought intothe team. “We have good players,but our position on the league

does not reflect that,” he said.Sithole’s first test comes as

early as today when he will beleading the struggling andwounded Stars in a league clashagainst the University of Pretoriaat the Tuks Stadium. Kick-off isscheduled for 19:00.After today’s game Stars will be

left with one game againstMoroka Swallows before theChristmas break.

FIRED: Steve Komphela has been axed by Free State Stars and he will be hunting for anew team.

IN: Themba Sithole will take over the reigns at Free State Stars after Steve Komphelawas booted out of the team camp.

Komphela redcarded

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Do you think Free StateStars have taken the rightdecision regarding thedismissal of SteveKomphela, their coach?

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} Tladi Moloi

CHRISTMAS came early for some cancersurvivors in Qwaqwa.

They received donations on Thursday,courtesy of the Job Club Women of Worthin Qwaqwa and the South African Councilfor Businesswomen (SABCW).

The donations included cell phones,blankets, toiletries and pyjamas. It waspresented at the Cultural and RecreationalHouse in Phuthaditjhaba. According toMonni Kunene, the president of the JobClub Women of Worth, they met with afew of the cancer survivors and askedthem to write a wish list and submit it tothe SABCW.

Kunene shared her experience as acancer survivor. “In most cases we wereregarded as dead and people did not takeus seriously.

“A few years back I decided I shouldunite the cancer survivors. There are dayswe highlight the issue of HIV/Aids, butnot one for cancer,” she said.

After she spoke to the cancer survivors,she asked them what they would want forChristmas.

“I wanted them to feel special. Theyshould not give up on life because this isnot a death trap,” she said.

Kunene said she would like to thank theSABCW for what they did for them andadded that she hoped for more support infuture.

Hester du Bruyn, the national vice-presi-dent of the SACBW, said: “We have a newbranch in Bethlehem. We acknowledgedthe Women of Worth group and we askedthem to identify the needs in the commu-nities they lived in. They told us that weshould create jobs.” Du Bruyn said theydecided to visit the cancer survivors.

“These people are important in thecommunity and we should not forgetthem,” she said.

Early Christmas for survivors

HELPING HANDS: Members of Women of Worth in Qwaqwa and the South African Council for Businesswomen (SABCW) pose withthe beneficiaries. They are from the left Sibongile Mokoena (sitting), Dineo Makomoreng, Hester du Bruyn (national vice-president ofthe South African Council for Businesswomen), Chery Downing (Job Club president in Bethlehem), Elise Coetzer (Job Club president),Monni Kunene, (president of the Job Club Women of Worth in Qwaqwa), Elisa Thinane, Dithlare Masoeu, Alinah Matale, MotsheoaMontsho and Benjamin Mosella. Photo: Tladi Moloi

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} Lesego Ditheko

A WIDOW’S FORUM has beenlaunched by the Free State govern-ment’s executive council.Headed by Premier Ace Magashule

and Social Development MEC SisiNtombela, the forum coincided with thelaunch of the 16 Days of Activism of noViolence against Women and Childrenactivities and was held at the historicWaaihoek area in Bloemfontein lastweek.According to Ntombela, the forum

aims to support the widows of theSouth African National Defence Forcemembers who lost their lives in theCentral African Republic (CAR), RoseTatane, wife of Andries Tatane and thewidow of the police officer who lost hislife in Marikana, Rustenburg, duringthe miner’s strike in August last year.Ntombela said cases of abuse had

risen in the past few months across thecountry and the country was stillreeling in shock from the mutilation ofthe two young girls in Diepsloot, theAnene Booysen case as well as theshocking discovery of bones belongingto two little girls who disappeared threeyears ago.Jane Michelle* says she experienced

abuse in her family after her 85-year-oldmother was raped by a 20-year-old manwho gained entry into the house bypretending to be a police officer.“My four-year-old daughter experi-

enced this terror after she had beenraped by my boyfriend. I was and amunemployed and this led me to give into this man’s cruelty, because we couldnot survive without his provision. Iadmit I was stupid and naïve to let mychild’s dignity and humanity bedestroyed by this man because of aneed to survive.“I would like to urge women out

there not to let any man get betweenyou and your children, especially girls.I did that once and I sure will nevermake that mistake again,” she said.Another woman who survived abuse

is Maki Mafojane*, currently an inmateat the Kroonstad Prison, who said shewas involved in an abusive relation-ship.She said her husband would come

home late intoxicated and physicallyabuse her.“I was not allowed to talk nor look at

people, especially men, because I’d beaccused of dating them. My husbandwas very jealous and that jealousyturned him into a possessive man,” shesaid.Maki said one evening her late

husband came home drunk and shesoon realised he was there to harm her.“As he came in and walked

towards me I realised he was holding aknife. I ran away with my daughter sothat he did not come near my child. AsI turned he came rushing with the knifealready aimed to stab me. We fought forthe knife,” said a distraught Maki.According to Maki the knife ended up

in her hand, everything went blank andthe knife plunged into the husband’schest.“To the widows of the men who lost

their life serving their community inthe mines, police and around thecommunity, we as the governmentwould like to assure you that you arenot alone, we are with you. In Sesothowe say Motho ke Motho ka batho (Aperson is a person through otherpeople).“Let us hold hands with you and take

this leap of faith to make those withinand around our community feel safeand accepted,” said Mangaung Metromayor Thabo Manyoni.*Not their real names.

Forum offers support


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IT would appear there are nobounds to the ANC’s audacity whenit comes to riding rough shod overthe sensibilities of the ChristianCommunity in South Africa, saysTheunis Botha, the leader of theChristian Democratic Party (CDP).

The latest debacle was a questionincluded by the Department ofEducation in the matric exam

paper where the children wereasked to direct a scene where anine-month-old baby is raped. “Asif we have not been experiencingthese contemptible deeds on aregular basis in our townships.

How sick have we become tocontemplate unnecessarily exposingour children to such things. Themoral decay in the country hasbeen brought about by the permis-siveness we have allowed and the

child rape scandal is just one of thesymptoms. To expose children inthis crude way will in no waycontribute to moral rejuvenation,”he says.

Botha also responds to the latest

controversial remarks made by theFree State premier, Ace Magashule,who said to be angry with the ANCis to be angry with God.

“It would appear that Christiansand churches have succumbed tothe everyday blasphemy. We callon Christians to make it clear tothe ANC that such blasphemy willcost them votes,” Botha concludes.

ANC knows no bounds



} Tladi Moloi

LIMAKATSO MOSIA started running in2009 when she was in gr. 9 at the KarabeloIntermediate School.

Between then and now she has becomeone of the best cross-country runners inthe Free State.

“Since I was a child I’ve always lovedrunning,” says Limakatso, a first-yearBachelor of Education (Foundation Phase)student at the University of the Free State,Qwaqwa Campus.

She said she had realised a few years agothat one could make a living out ofathletics through scholarships and bursa-ries given to deserving sports stars.

“The last three years have been good. Imanaged to make it to the schools’ nationalchampionships in Pretoria as an under 18runner in 2010. I also performed well in the4 km category in Mpumalanga during2011.”

Limakatso was named the 2013 UFS(Qwaqwa Campus) Sports Woman of theYear and believes that hard work pays off

at the end. “I never knew that doing what Ilove would one day open doors for me.

“I was recruited to register at the UFS bythe sports officer, Danile Zoko, who hadalways followed my performance evenwhile I was at high school,” said Mosia.

Her team mate, Serame Mosia is herpillar of strength and has also had afruitful 2013.

He was named the UFS Qwaqwa Campus2013 Sportsman of the Year.

“My biggest achievement this year wasgetting a bronze medal at the Eastern FreeState championships, held in June. I alsomanaged to qualify for the nationalchampionships,” he said.

Limakatso and Serame have big dreamsand anticipate better opportunities.

Mosias dream big

LIMAKATSO AND SERAME MOSIA havesomething to show for their hard work in2013. They are respectively the Universityof the Free State (Qwaqwa campus) Sports-woman and Sportsman of the Year 2013.

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THABO “THIZABLOKING” MOKOENA,Tsheseng, Moeding, Qwaqwa:

MY people, I greet you all in the name ofJesus Christ, Amen.

I have been pondering about how ouryouth spend their internet data bundles andairtime.

Guess what? I have found the answer.They are spending them on social networksand useless sites. There was a social networkpage called Ou Toilet where people werewriting demeaning and insulting commentsabout each other, but that is now old news.

There is a new disgusting page calledQwaqwa Rocks. Oh my word, people areinsulted on the page and marriages aredestroyed by the rumours. As a youngperson, I get so disappointed and often askmyself why people are not using socialnetworks like Facebook, Whatsapp andTwitter to rather connect with people fromdifferent places. Sadly they use thesedefamatory sites to bring down their peers.

I believe that should use their data bundlesfor more important things, like searching forjobs because most of our youth is unem-ployed. That is why they have time to plotthe downfall of others.

I am shocked that school learners are alsoinvolved in this foolery because it hasdifferent categories like Qwaqwa places andQwaqwa schools, just to mention a few.

On the site it is almost certain that thereare secret declarations of love. If you lovesomeone why don’t you go straight to him orher and tell them rather than writing on thatfilthy page?

Young people, have you heard the phrasetime is money? Stop fooling around. Lastly, Iam shockingly disappointed at the creator ofthat site. If I were given a chance to meethim/her I would simply ask them to explainwhat purpose of the site is.

Site a disgrace

ALFRED MOSIA, Bohlokong, Bethle-hem:

A SHORT while before the dawn of ademocratic South Africa, the ruling ANCparty unfolded a document Ready togovern.

Political leaders were elected by theelectorate to serve and not to be masters.These so-called leaders regard themselvesas monarchs who are above the law, whocan build themselves royal palaces withtaxpayers’ money. So the question is wasthe ANC ready to govern?

Government voted in power by thepeople is there to fulfil a mandate of whichit must give an account to its electorate. Itmust build houses, it must create jobopportunities, create health facilities, etc.

That was the mandate they gave us. Ournation has increased, informal settlementshave grown bigger, backyard tenants haveincreased.

People are contained from bursting outin anger by food parcels and lies that theywill be relocated very soon.

Houses were identified for demolition, sothat occupants thereof could have newhouses erected for them. It is sad to saythose houses are yet have not been com-pleted, the would be beneficiaries are stillin shacks. Here is a derogatory term toincrease your vocabulary. Mantsha-Tlala(to relieve hunger) is when people aretemporarily employed to do menial jobs.

Lastly, if you are going to vote the ANCinto power again, you should know youhave played a part in killing the nation.

Pause, take stock

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} Tladi Moloi

THE Maluti FET College havelost their third league game ina row while African Warriorsredeemed themselves with a 3-2win over Blackburn Rovers in aNational First Division (NFD)league game that took place inthe Charles Mopeli Stadium onSunday afternoon.Maluti started the league on a

positive note winning most oftheir away games, but theirhead coach, Morena Ramorebu-di, should be a concerned manafter his defence gave away 15goals in their three previousleague games.They lost 7-4 against Black

Leopards, 4-1 to United FCbefore losing 4-2 to the runawaylog leaders, Milano United, onSunday at the Athlone Stadium.Maluti last registered a win inOctober away to Thanda Zulu

Royals when they won by 1-0.Maluti will be hoping to turn

their bad spell around whenthey welcome FC Cape Town inthe league encounter on Sundayafternoon in the Charles MopeliStadium.The College boys remain 12th

on the log with 13 points after12 games while FC Cape Townis sitting 14th with 12 pointsafter the same number ofgames. The two teams areseparated by three points.The blue and white boys will

play two games before theChristmas break and they hopeto collect maximum points inall those games. They willtravel to the MakhulongStadium to play against JomoCosmos next Saturday beforethey play the last game of 2013against Roses United in theCharles Mopeli Stadium on 22December.

Maluti want a winMaluti want a winTHE Maluti FET College player Thabang Rammutsoe in action inone of their previous games. Photo: Tladi Moloi

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} Tladi Moloi

TSELANE MOTSOAOSELE (19) from theMotampelong Village in Qwaqwa was thebig winner during the Qwaqwa/GoldenGate Half-Marathon which took place onSaturday morning.Motsoaosele, who still competes in the

junior category, scooped three prizes. Shefinished second in the male category. Shescooped a prize for finishing second in themarathon and first prize in the juniorcategory before wrapping it up with afirst prize in the category First SetsingSuper Spar runner. She walked away withR800 to spend for Christmas.Chabeli Nyelimane from Bloemfontein

and Manti Mabizela from Qwaqwa werethe new winners of the half-marathon andthey walked away with R1 000 each inprize-money.Nyelimane was the winner in the men’s

category while Mabizela was the women’swinner.Motsoaosele said she was overwhelmed

and did not expect to win something onthe day. She said she was not fit for therace as she had no time to prepare.“I was busy with examinations and

there was no time to prepare for the race.However, I managed to finish second onthe day thanks to God who gave mestrength to finish the race,” she said.The half-marathon started at the

Basotho Cultural Village and ended at theSetsing Super Spar. It was sponsored bythe Setsing Super Spar and Golden GateSANPark.Nyelimane said winning the race was

like a walk in the park. He said there wasno pressure whatsoever as he led the racefrom the word go. “There was a big gapbehind me and I did not expect that.However, I expected more competition as Iam preparing myself for the big race

coming soon in Maseru,” he said.Nyelimane said he was concerned with

the time that he took to finish the race.He finished the race in 1:13.51. “It normal-ly takes me an hour to finish a 21 kmrace,” he said.Mabizela, who is an employee at

Working on Fire, said: “The race was

year that the half-marathon was hosted.“Hopefully we can make it an annual

institution. We will have a meeting onceeveryone has settled down and see whatwe can come up with,” he said.) Visit express-news.co.za or exprespa-per.mobi for a list of the winners andfor more pictures.

Tselane rakes in prizes

CHABELI NYELIMANE from Bloemfontein won the men’s half-marathon of theQwaqwa/Golden Gate Half-Marathon.

MANTIMABIZELA fromQwaqwawon thewomen’s half-marathon of the Qwaqwa/Golden Gate Half-Marathon.

Photos: Tladi Moloi

tough, but I am happy that in the end Iwas victorious. It is time that I takemarathon running seriously because Ihave potential.”Deon Cronjé, the Setsing Super Spar

store manager, said the event was success-ful. He said the turn-out was superconsidering the fact that it was the first

“The turn-out was super considering the fact thatit was the first year that the half-marathon washosted. Hopefully we can make it an annual institu-tion. We will have a meeting once everyone hassettled down and see what we can come up with.”– Deon Cronjé of the sponsors

ORLANDO PIRATES DEFENDER LUCKYLEKGWATHI has broken Calvin Marlin’srecord of most top-flight starts by a playerstill active in the PSL. He started for the378th time, one more than MpumalangaBlack Aces reserve goalkeeper Marlin inBucs’s 3-2 League defeat to BloemfonteinCeltic on Saturday at the Orlando Stadium.Marlin last played a game for MamelodiSundowns on 21 April last year while he hasfeatured just 19 times since May 2009.Lekgwathi, with 388 top-flight outings intotal, made his first PSL start for Ria Starsin July 2000. – KickOff.com

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