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You could have seen a photograph of

the municipalitys assets been seized
on this weeks front page, but as some
of the more attentive readers will know,
Platinum Gazette dedicates the front
page at Easter and Christmas to the
spirit of the season. For our last newspaper of the year we chose to choose
the bible verse that we have started
with as a motto at the beginning of
2016, as it is still just as relevant for the
new year. As for the assets, they are
inside the newspaper. Please guys, get
it back, we need it for service delivery
- editor.

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Right:
Natures
Christmas
decorations

Isaiah 40:1-5 King James Version (KJV)

40 Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God.
2 Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem, and cry unto her, that her warfare is accomplished,
that her iniquity is pardoned: for she hath received of the Lords hand double for all her
sins.
3 The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make
straight in the desert a highway for our God.
4 Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low: and the
crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places plain:
5 And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together: for the
mouth of the Lord hath spoken it.

Christmas Carols at Laerskool

Burgersfort in November this
year.

Greater Tubatse Fetakgomo

Burgersfort, Steelpoort, Ohrigstad, Apel

16 December 2016

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NEWS

16 DECEMBER 2016

Mayors reflect on 100 days in office

The 4th of December 2016 marked the end

of 100 days in office for the Executive Mayor

Mayor of Fetakgomo Greater Tubatse Municipality Cllr Johannes Phokane, Mayor of Ephraim
MOGALE Municipality Cllr Elizabeth Kupa and Executive Mayor of Sekhukhune District Municipality Cllr Stanley Ramaila during the 100 Days in Office presentation.
(Photograph: SDM Communications).

of Sekhukhune District Municipality Cllr Keamotseng Stanley Ramaila. This follows his
inauguration as the Executive Mayor on the
26th August 2016 during a special Council
meeting after the local elections on 3 August.
Against this background, an engagement
with local, provincial and national media
was held on 9 December 2016 at Tubatse
Crossing Conference Centre to honour the
100 Days in office.
Challenges and highlights were discussed
during the meeting. The 100 Days in Office
was smeared with the unpleasant news that
Sekhukhune District Municipality is one of the
municipalities that are deemed technically
insolvent by treasury. In response to that, the
Executive Mayor said that it does not mean
that the municipality is dysfunctional, however, it means that there is discontent regarding
debtors collections system and management
of conditional grants. And that the municipality is working to rectify those challenges. He
said the trajectory to be followed is guided by
three key principles namely - people, strategy, and values.
It was during the 100 Days in Office
engagement that Executive Mayor outlined
plans to unlock all service delivery backlogs
as the core mandate of the new Council
moving towards 2021.
Various highlights and short term
achievements were under discussion. One
of the biggest is the succesful negotiation
of a 99 year lease for the relocation of the
District Municipal Offices from Groblersdal

to Jane Furse. Since 2007, government has

been trying unsuccessfully to get land so
that district government offices currently in
Lebowakgomo and Sekhukhune Municipality
offices can relocate from Groblersdal to Jane
Furse. The agreement was reached with the
Pedi Mamone Tribal Council.
Other highlights are the engagements
with traditional leaders to introduce the newly
elected political leadership. This recognised
that Sekhukhune is predominantly under the
auspices of traditional leaders.
On that note issues ranging from government support to Traditional Leaders, skills development, local economic development, and
dissatistfactions around the Spatial Planning
and Land Use Management Act 2013 were
raised. Key to all the above was that government agreed to accelerate development in
close cooperation with Traditional Leaders
and that Sekhukhune Traditional Leaders
fully rejects SPLUMA as a blue print towards
land development.
The 100 Days in office by the Executive
Mayor also resulted in engagements with the
business community, mines general managers, SAPS Cluster Commanders, and support
to heritage and cultural activities which were
successfully held in Sekhukhune District
Municipality.
On that note, government made a commitment to hold three summits on mining, agriculture and tourism as key economic factors
of the district municipality. These summits are
planned for the first quarter of 2017.

Advertorial

16 DECEMBER 2016

Educaon is sll key

Photographs are of the Mining Career Expo, Career Guidance Roadshow and the distribu on of gi s to Grade R and
1 learners.

Samancor Eastern Chrome Mines (ECM)

is commi ed to enhance educa on in
the area.
The company has invested vast
amounts of money in upgrading
infrastructure at various schools in the
area. This is however not where their
commitment stopped. They are ac vely
involved in career guidance and support at various schools.
In August the Mining Careers Expo was
visited by more than 4 000 learners and
ECM hosted an extensive exhibi on
where learners could ask ques ons
and learn more about requirements for
dierent mining careers.

They also par cpated in a joint Career

Guidance roadshow with the Siyakha
Learning Lab from Tubatse Crossing in
Burgersfort. This roadshow saw them
visi ng schools in the Ngwaabe and Tubatse circuits. The focus feel on grade 9
and grade 12 pupils and included subject choices, informa on on bursaries,
appren ceships and dierent careers
in the mining industry. 11 Schools were
visited during this roadshow.
The youngest of learners also benefitted from the 2015 ECM Charity Golf
Day. School supplies were delivered
to grade R and 1 learners at schools
surrounding ECM opera ons.

Mangabane Primary School says thank you

Samancor ECM and Mangabane
Primary School has a rela onship
stretching over many years.
ECMs involvement at the school
goes much further than just providing addi onal infrasturcture in the
form of classrooms and ablu on
facili es. Sponsorship of mentoring
programmes, Kohin youth coaches
and other things are part of it. This
school is one of the major hosts for
ECM employees children. The school
said thank you to ECM by handing
specially selected framed drawings
to HR Manager, Mr Pieter Brits.

Christmas wishes
Samancor Eastern Chrome Mines would like to wish
every employee and community member a blessed
Christmas and a prosperous New Year.
2016 was a dicult year, but standing at the end
there is s ll much to be thankful for. Taking hands
and working together to create a be er
Sekhukhune in which both business and residents
can prosper is possible.
Thank you for everyone who took the eort and
me to help make ECM a company that is going
from Good to Great!
Enjoy this me of joy with your loved ones and may
you experience the love and peace that accompanies the greatest gi of all - the birth of Jesus
Christ.
This Christmas safety should con nue outside the
workplace. Be alert on the roads and arrive alive.
We look forward to taking 2017 on with our loyal
and mo vated employees and a suppor ve local
community so that we can make it an unforge able
year!
ECM Management

Ukunikeza at Mangabane
Primary School
Unkunikeza is a project that is running at Mangabane Primary School and is
sponsored by Samancor ECM.
This project includes training, support and mo va on of teachers. Adding
skills like classroom management and lesson prepara on while learners
receive special a en on to address and solve learning barriers while implemen ng the learning program. This year the focus fell on learners in grades R
to grade 4. Special a en on is given to literacy and numeracy to ensure that
these learners will cope with future mathema cs and other subjects.
The goal is to ensure that in the next 2 to 5 years, all educators at Mangabane
Primary School from grade R to grade 7 are equipped with the necessary skills,
resources, teaching methods and props to operate independently from the
the Ukunikeza training group. Educators should be prepared for the annual
new intake of learners be ready to do skills transfer in a self-sustainable
manner.
The idea is that teachers at Mangabane becomes so skilled and confident that
they will be able to assist and support teachers at neighbouring schools.

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Advertorial

Years of dedicaon towards ECM recognised

Samancor ECM recently held their
annual Long Service Awards.
Employees were honoured for
their loyalty and dedica on towards the company. ECM has employees with more than 35 years
of service and believes that it is
these individuals (and their fellow
long service employees) who are
the pillars on which the company is build. Their guidance and
leadership in the company is vital
to ensure that the new genera on
will learn to make ECM great.

ECM General Manager, Mr Emile Brits and

Employees received cer ficates and special gi s as recogni on of their long years HR Manager, Mr Pieter Brits thanked and
praised the employees. Dierent managers
of service with the company.
handed over the various terms awards.

Charity Golf Day Womens Day celebrated in style

The Samancor Eastern Chrome

Mines Golf Day took place in
October and through this event
money is raised for a variety
of charity projects in which
ECM is involved. This includes
the handout of back packs to
approximately 400 learners.
These packs are filled with sta-

onary. Food parcels for the less

privileged are also sponsored
through this.
This year was well supported and
the presence of South African
past and present sport stars
Fanie de Villiers, Danie Gerber
and Kwagga Smit made the day
extra special.

At the beginning of August - Womens

Month - Samancor ECM hosted a funcon for their female employees.
They celebrated womanhood and
their achievement and dedica on to
make a living in a s ll male dominated
industry.
The event was themed Pink Panther
and the women were treated to specially themed cupcakes and a delicious
meal while dierent guest speakers
had the opportunity to address them.
The ladies dressed for the occasion
and spent the a ernoon having fun.

Doornbosch Mine achieves 11

years fatality free
Winterveld Fesval a
great success
In August Samancor ECM
brought the community
the Winterveld Fes val.
The fes val is filled with
fun, live entertainment,
potjiekos compe ons,
cartbox race and many
other ac vi es. The community really supported
this event and ensured
that is was massive
success.

Doornbosch Mine, one of

the Eastern Chrome Mines at
Steelpoort, achieved the almost
unthinkable, by working fatality
free for 11 years.
To celebrate the mine took me
o in September to celebrate
with Samancor Chrome management at Winterveld Club.
According to a representa ve
of the DMR, 11 years is an unsurpassed achievement in the
mining industry in South Africa.
Last year the mines rela vely
small employee con ngent
achieved 1 million fatality free
shi s.
Samancor Chrome CEO, Mr
Jrgen Schalamon also a ended the func on with the Head
of SHEQ, Mr John Botha and
company COO, Mr Desmond
McManus. Mr Schalamon

indicated that Doornbosch was

one of the current stars in the
Samancor por olio as it was
turned around from a business
unit that incurred massive costs,
to a strong profitable performer
in Samancor. All the speakers,
which included the Unions, the
DMR, ECM General Manager, Mr
Emile Britz and Mine Manager,
Mr Bertus Brink, emphasized
that while management indicated the direc on, the achievement could largely be a ributed
to the posi ve a tude of
employees towards safety, their
a tude towards the mine and
their day-to-day care for fellow
employees. The Doornbosch
crowd was entertained with
industrial drama, their own in
house ar sts as well as refreshments a er the speeches.

Doornbosch is
making
Samancor
proud
with this
achievement.

NEWS

Assets
seized
Postal Address:
P.O. Box
1660
Burgersfort
1150

Address:
Eagle Crest
Complex
Burgersfort
(near Calvin
College)

Now open for Registration 2017

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Time: 6am to 6pm
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Contact:
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On Monday the sheriff seized equipment at

Fetakgomo Greater Tubatse Municipalitys
premises after a successful court order by
Mphaphuli Consulting.
In court papers it is stated that the
municipality owes the company more than
R41 million for electrification services rendered in Tubatse in 2015.
Two luxury vehicles, vehicles from the
traffic department, five trucks and two graders were some of the equipment seized.
The seizure of equipment left communities
concerned for future service delivery as
promised in the August local elections.
The municipalitys investment account
has allegedly also been frozen and it is
said that other service providers are set to
follow in Mphaphulis footsteps with legal
action.
Requests for a formal statement from
the municipality with regards to the asset
seizures and various rumours doing the
rounds went unanswered. Instead the
municipality invited the press to a press
conference in Polokwane - way out of
reach for local media on deadline.

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NUUS

New pointsmen trained

for December rush
A new group of recruits are in the process of being trained as pointsmen in Burgersfort.
They are part of a job creation programme and their services will
be utilised at critical traffic points in town. Drivers are requested to
adhere to the instructions given by the pointsmen.

Fixing it
This week contractors were rushing to try and fix potholes, paint
lines and do other repair works within Burgersfort before the
December festive rush goes into full swing. They were aiming to
complete their work before the annual builders holiday start on
15 December.

Nuwe skoolhoof vir Laerskool Ohrigstad

Laerskool Ohrigstad
begin 2017 met n nuwe
skoolhoof. Na n 2 jaar
proses is Mnr. Johan
Pieterse in die pos aangestel.
Hy en sy vrou Naldi het
hierdie week amptelik die
skool se sleutels vanaf
Mev. Willemien Riekert
wat as skoolhoof waargeneem het, ontvang.
Mnr. Pieterse sien uit om
die ouers te ontmoet en
by die Ohrigstad gemeenskap in te skakel.
(Foto: Alida Jacobs).

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Thank you, Dankie, Realeboga for your

dedicaon, commitment and Long Service
Tubatse Chrome was recognising its employees on the 08th of December 2016 who have
shown gratude, commitment and endless

devoon to the company. The employees

being recognised were those that reached
their year of service in 2015.

The night was celebrated with an award

ceremony honouring all the employees
that have been with the company for 5,

10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35 years respecvely.

(Photographs: Felecia Pretorius Photography)

Caring for
employees
health

Avoir invited all medical schemes at

the medical review benefits, which
was held onsite on the 26th & 27th
October and employees aended in
numbers.

The 27th of November was Breast

Cancer Day and the ladies had an
educaonal session with CANSA and
CAREWAYS.

Saying no to violence and abuse

On the 08th December 2016, Tubatse
Chrome parcipated in the fight to celebrate and inform the employees about

the 16 days of acvism against Women and

Child Abuse.
The employees signed the banner and
the pledge to
commemorate and
also partake in the
fight against any
form of violence.
The employees
that signed the
pledge to commit
and stand against
Gender and
Violence stood a
chance to win a
prize.

Commemorang World Aids Day

On the 1st of December 2016 Tubatse

Chrome employees
got together for a
vigil and a moment of silence to
commemorate the
HIV/AIDS epidemic.
A pledge was read and
explained by Babra
Mudzanapabwe.
Employees were
encouraged to sign
the pledge. There was
a lucky draw and the
employees that signed
pledges won prizes.

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Advertorial

Safety heroes saluted

The Chrome Recovery Plant (CRP) celebrated a year without any injuries, we salute them for always working
safe.

Chrome Angling Club hosts prize giving

The Chrome Angling Club had their annual prize giving event at
Winterveld Club. Throughout the year the anglers compete against
each other in terms of catching the biggest fish.
The results are as follow:
Junior Boys: 1st place: Darius Potgieter, Junior Girls: 1st place: Mianke Visagie. Senior Woman: 1st place: Bokka Visser, Senior Men:
1st place: Herman Botes, Biggest Fish: Biggest Carp: Bokka Visser.
Biggest Barber:
Johan Garne -Benne jnr
Biggest Curper:
Johan Garne -Benne snr.
Best Team: Tienie &
Natasha Du Preez.
The Angling club
wish to thank every
member for their
support.We wish
to thank Tubatse
Chrome for sponsoring us.

Super year for Tubatse Chrome soccer team

Tubatse Chrome Soccer Team represented
the company at the East Limb Soccer Tournament this year.
Thank you and congratula ons for a job
well- done. The tournament was made up
of 4 Teams
1. Modikwa Community U/23
2. Samancor ECM Community U/23
3. Thaba Moshate Community under/23
4. Tubatse Community U/23
The tournament was hosted over 2 days,
the first day Tubatse community U/23 took
second posi on and several players were
iden fied by the scouts.
Thank you to Tubatse management in giving
these young boys an opportunity of a life
me. Fairfield Academy and NFD league
were there to choose players and scouts.
The final was between Tubatse and Modikwa. Modikwa took first place. We will bring
it home next me! Thank you very much.

Ashley Van Dyk and

Muscular Dystrophy
Many of us may ask what Muscular Dystrophy is? Well it is a group of diseases that cause progressive weakness and loss of muscles mass. Abnormal
genes (muta ons) interfere with produc on of proteins needed to form
healthy muscle.
As much as how hard the disease is, it did not stop Ashley Van Dyk on living
her life. She is a young 23 year old lady, full of life and confidence. She was
diagnosed with this disease when she was s ll 3 years old and doctors said
she would not live to see the age of 5 years. But not our fighter, she is now
23 years old and have even completed her matric studies with an interest of
furthering her educa on.
The figh ng spirit that Ashley has even surprised her parents. Every day
brings its own challenges but they always manage to overcome them as a
family.
Mr Van Dyk said the most dicult thing about this disease is that its incurable and Ashley has to go for a treatment session every Monday which costs
about 4-5 thousand rand. This is pu ng a huge financial constrain on the
family as for Mr van Dyk is the only bread winner.
Corr Murray one of our employees decided to take it upon himself to raise
some funds to help out with
Ashleys treatment by cycling
the Vula-Vula challenge. He
managed to raise R5000.
This is a rare disease and not
everyone knows about it. We
at Tubatse Chrome saw an
opportunity that by helping
one girl, we can actually
educate the en re community through her story. We are
urging more of our employees
to make a dierence in the
community. Together we can
make a huge dierence.

Ending
the year
Employees had their annual Christmas celebra ons early in December.
The celebra ons included a delicious
meal prepared by Tubatse Chrome
Club. Dierent func ons took place
for the dierent levels with the D &
E band employees having a themed
party.

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Happiness for
Maila family

NUUS

Arrive Alive this Christmas message from FGTM traffic chief

Arrive Alive Christmas message by Chief Traffic
Officer, Victor Lekwadu:

It was happiness and celebrations in the Ga-Maila are when

Kgotso Marisana and Mpho Maila tied the knot on 10 December 2016. (Photograph & Information: Jenny Mogolane Phala).

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The festive season is a time when families and friends

often take a break from their work and get together to
celebrate the end of the year. Ideally this is meant to
be a time of joy.
Ensure that you conduct a thorough multi-point safety
check of your vehicle which includes the electrical
components, breaks, tyres, steering mechanism and
shock absorbers before embarking on a long journey.
Plan long trips with sufficient rest stops and viewing
time for enjoying the beautiful scenery that South Africa is blessed with.
Drive as if you are driving for others as well, be constantly aware of your surroundings and drive defensively.
Road rage is a reality. Do not be the cause, therefore
do not be the perpetrator either, it never ends pleasantly.
Distracted driving is a killer - do not text or take calls
while driving.
Adjust your speed according to the prevailing conditions. An advanced driver is observant to pedestrians,
stray animals, potholes, weather conditions, environmental issures and the like.
Our main objectives during this festive season are:
To reduce accidents fatalities and serious injuries.
To create a heightened awareness of road traffic
safety issues.
To reduce offence rates on all key safety indices.

To harmonise and coordinate common operations on all

three tiers of service delivery.
To contribute towards the reduction of crime in general.
To change the perception of I will not get caught to I will
get caught and be punished.
To avoid such, pay your outstanding traffic fines and
renew
your
vehicle
licence
disc on
time.
May all
our road
users
have
a safe
journey
and
Arrive
Alive at
their respective
destinations.
Your
safety is
our concern.

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Summer games
for learners
taking place
9 Provinces to compete in 9 sporting codes
The Department of Sport and Recreation SA in partnership
with Department of Basic Education, National Lotteries Commission, Sports Trust and the Gauteng Sport, Arts, Culture will
be hosting the first edition of the Summer Games with all nine
provinces competing in 9 sporting codes.
School learners from all provinces are expected to ascend
to the commercial hub of Gauteng province and compete in
various sporting codes. A total of 3 904 Learners are expected to compete in nine sporting codes inclusive of Basketball,
Wheelchair, Cricket, Goalball, Gymnastics, Kgati, Morabaraba,
Sevens Rugby, Table tennis and Softball.
The 2016 School Sport National Championships model has
already taken place in two provinces during the past two seasons with Free State and Eastern Cape Provinces hosting the
2016 Autumn and Kwazulu Natal hosting this past winter.
This time around, the event will be taking place in the City of
Johannesburg with various sporting codes officially kicking off
the games.
School Sport remain the bedrock of sports development and
our major flagship programme. This is one platform where we
create future sporting athletes and further utilise to foster transformation in sports. Here, the young athletes that will be identified will be natured and monitored in becoming future athletes
in which as a country we would be able to pride ourselves with.
These championships are seen within the context of broader
efforts to promote access to sport and recreation, develop the
youth, build unity and pride, and grow the sport and recreation
sector Stated Minister Fikile Mbalula.
The event is for learners from 14 years of age to 19 years and
is taking place this week

SPORT
Visit Spekboom Driving
Range this December
The Spekboom Driving Range on the Fraaiuitzicht road just off the R37 towards Lydenburg
should be one of you destinations of choice
this December.
The driving range offers a wide variety of
activities, including golf lessons, bow target
shooting and a bar with a lovely view over the
range. Light meals can also be ordered.
With golf becoming more and more popular
it is an excellent place to visit and learn the
game and develop your skills before investing
in top class equipment. Clubs can be rented at
the range.
It is also a great stress reliever and co-ordination builder to let the balls fly on the range and
see how accurate your aim is.
The driving range is set next to the Spekboom
river and offers a peaceful setting to relax. The
whole family can come and visit and even the
kiddies will have lots to do.
The Spekboom Driving Range is also a
destination of choice for functions and team
building activities. Theyve already had year
end functions, bachelors parties, hen parties
and much more being hosted there.
Owners Flippie and Michelle Nortj are always
ready to assist and will cater according to special requests. Flippie is also PGA registered
and qualified to offer golf lessons.
The licensed bar can offer alcoholic refreshments and the stoep is the perfect place to escape the summer heat after hitting the range.
The bow target range offers shooting on a
course that includes a veld section with targets
being placed in natural circumstances to challenge the bow hunter. The local Hunters Association is also regular visitors to the range.
To book your visit or get more information contact: 071 710 1746. (Photographs: Spekboom
Driving Range)