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Nine killed No hit on SDM
in accident
The scene of the accident on the R82 near
Sasolburg which killed nine people and left
several others injured last week. Photo:
SASOLBURG.- At least seven people
were killed and three others injured follo-
speaker’s
security
personnel P3
Supplied wing a head-on collision between a taxi
and a truck on the R82 Koppies Road near
Sasolburg on Wednesday last week.
According to Russel Meiring, a Spoke-
A pageant
sperson for ER24, paramedics and several
other services arrived on the scene before
08:00 and found the taxi and the truck on
the side of the road.
that redefines
“Both the truck and taxi had sustained
a significant amount of damage in the col-
lision. On closer inspection, medics found
the beauty of
several patients lying trapped inside the
taxi.”
According to Meiring, medics assessed
women P6
the patients and found that at least seven
people from the taxi had sustained fatal
injuries.
“Nothing could be done for them, and
they were declared dead.
“Three other patients were tended to.
One was found in a critical condition whi-
Sedibeng
le two others had sustained moderate inju-
ries. Medics treated the patients and pro-
vided the critically injured with advanced
women in
life support interventions,” said Meiring.
After treatment, the patients were
transported to a nearby hospital for further
sports to be
care.
*Reports later came in that the death
toll had risen to nine.
honoured
P12
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Three die in ArcellorMittal accident
Lerato Serero and had been on site. “The safety of our em- workers of South Africa (NUMSA) called on friends of those who have passed away. Our
VANDERBIJLPARK.- Three workers died at ployees and contractors remains our primary the Department of Labour to to embark on a officials will continue to remain on the scene
ArcelorMittal Vanderbijlpark Operations after concern. This is an absolute tragedy, and we detailed and thorough investigation into the to offer support to family members and to co-
a portion of a 90m coke battery stack failed and will do a full and thorough investigation to un- cause of the deaths. NUMSA Sedibeng Regio- workers.”
fell onto the coke battery control room last derstand what happened so that we can avoid nal Secretary Kabelo Ramokhathali said: The Economic Freedom Front (EFF) on the
week. anything like this from happening again at Ar- “We have a long and painful history with other hand called for Arcellor Mittal’s opera-
ArcelorMittal South Africa said that they celorMittal South Africa,” concluded Verster. ArcellorMittal and its brutal management ting license to be reviewed. “It cannot be that
deeply regretted the death of the three. The company said that it will cooperate fully which has demonstrated time and time again at this day and age, we are still begging private
“On behalf of the ArcelorMittal South Afri- with investigations. that black lives do not matter. We send our dee- owned companies to follow health safety regu-
ca board, management and employees, our he- Meanwhile, the National Union of Metal- pest condolences to the family (lies) and lations and to prioritise lives.”
artfelt condolences and deepest sympathies go
to the families and colleagues of the deceased,”
said Kobus Verster, Chief Executive Officer of
ArcelorMittal South Africa. The company said
that the families of the employees were infor-
med and are receiving the necessary support
from the company. “We are extremely grateful
to our own qualified emergency personnel who
arrived on site immediately after the incident
occurred and worked through the day and night
to complete the recovery operation with the
support of local emergency services,” added
Verster. The Emfuleni Local Municipality
(ELM) Executive Mayor, Gift Moerane also
sent his condolences: ArcelorMittal South
“It is our wish as local government that all Africa said that it
stakeholders will work together to prepare qua- regrets the death of
lity reports of this unfortunate accident in res- the three employees
pect of these fallen heroes who encountered who died in an
their tragedy(ic) death with their boots on.” accident last week.
ArcellorMittal said that it has launched an
investigation into the cause of the incident and
that all relevant authorities had been notified
‘Why should Sedibeng District Municipality not be
placed under administration?’: MEC Maile
Christiaan Cloete ce the municipality under administration. advised that the former Acting Municipal officials within the Department, in respect of
VEREENIGING.– The MEC for Cooperati- The Gauteng Province recently released a Manager has furnished an informal report to the recommendations that he was directed to
ve Governance and Traditional Affairs damning report on the SDM, and demanded implement, but no report has been received
(COGTA), Lebogang Maile, on Friday 19 Fe- certain actions from the municipality, with from your good self.”
bruary demanded that the Speaker and Muni- strict timeframes, in order to avoid the SDM Councillor Phillip Gomes, DA Caucus Le-
cipal Manager (MM) of the Sedibeng District being placed under administration by the Pro- ader in SDM, told Sedibeng Ster that nume-
Municipality (SDM) submit formal reports vince in terms of Section 139(1)(b) of the rous letters were sent to the Speaker calling
respectively on the progress that has been ma- Constitution of South Africa. for the council to urgently address the MEC’s
de to implement the recommendations of a In the letter that was leaked to Sedibeng letters and concerns.
damning investigation into allegations of ma- Ster Maile writes: “We have not had the courtesy of a reply,”
ladministration, fraud, corruption and serious “It is once again regrettable that to date I he said.
malpractice that has occurred at the SDM. have not had the courtesy of a response that Dennis Ryder the opposition party’s Vaal
The MEC furthermore demanded that the the recommendations of the investigation re- Regional Chair says:
report must contain representations of the port by Adv William Mokhare SC was imple- “The Sedibeng district is showing the
Municipal Council as to why it is not necessa- mented within the set timeframes as embed- MEC the same disdain that they have shown
ry that the Executive Council should not pla- ded in the letters in question. I was however to their residents for years. It is unthinkable
that a Council would not respond to direct
instructions from the MEC to whom they re-
port. The arrogance would be unbelievable
if we had not seen it repeatedly.”
The MEC for Cooperative Governance and
Traditional Affairs (COGTA), Lebogang
Maile, has asked the Speaker and the MM
of Sedibeng District Municipality to make
representations as to why the municipality
should not be placed under administration.
Photo: Supplied
On the second page the MEC asks speaker
and MM to make representations as to why
the municipality should not be placed un-
der administration following a damning re-
port concerning issues of maladministrati- In the letter the MEC says that is regretta-
on, fraud, corruption and serious malprac- ble that as to date he has not had the cour-
tice at the district municipality. Photo: tesy of a response from the speaker or the
Supplied MM. Photo: Supplied
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No hit on SDM speaker’s
security personnel
Christiaan Cloete try to strengthen their position. Sedibeng Ster reported on the delay in in-
VEREENIGING.- Although the speaker of The Democratic Alliance’s (DA) Regional stating a successor to Modisakeng with the
the Sedibeng District Municipality, Andiswa Chairperson, Dennis Ryder, who previously facts that were available to us at the time of
Mosai, has in the past received death threats, served as a Councillor at both Sedibeng Dis- going to print.
the office of the speaker says that there was trict and Midvaal Local Municipalities, tou- *Regrettably the same article was transla-
never a “hit on one of her security person- ted Mosai as a possible successor to Modisa- ted from Afrikaans into English creating the
nel”. keng, along with several other candidates. impression that Mosai herself executed the
The office of the speaker reacted to an arti- Ryder said, “Sitting Speaker, Andiswa “hit” on her own security personnel - this is
cle published on Sedibeng Ster’s website last Mosai, wife of the Randwater CEO Sipho certainly not the case and Sedibeng Ster as
week about possible successors to the late Mosai, is a prime candidate for the job, but a publication apologises unreservedly for this
Mayor of the Sedibeng District Municipality, threats to her life and a hit on one of her secu- mistake.
Busisiwe Modisakeng, who passed away in rity personnel seem to have marginalised her *The article was taken down shortly after
January as a result of complications related position.” we were notified of this language error.
to COVID-19. George Ncebesha, the Assistant Manager Sedibeng Ster also reported in October last
According to opposition parties the district for monitoring and evaluation in the office year about the assassination of Stanley Kha-
municipality has been “flailing aimlessly” of the speaker, has since contacted Sedibeng nyile, the former Municipal Manager of the
without a mayor and speculation is rife that Ster and said that no security personnel of Sedibeng District Municipality who died in
internal contestation is the root cause of the Mosai were assassinated. He did however an assassination in the parking lot of a shop- Speaker of the Sedibeng District Mu-
delay, as the various candidates for the post concede that Mosai did receive threats. ping centre in Meyersdal, Alberton. nicipality (SDM), Andiswa Mosai
Four people injured in
accident in Houtkopweg
VEREENIGING.- Four people were from the SUV were walking around
injured on Wednesday morning, 17 the scene,” explains Meiring.
February, following a head-on collision According to Meiring, medics
between a taxi and an SUV in Hout- assessed the patients and found that
kop Road in Vereeniging. the taxi driver was in critical
According to ER24 Communications condition, while the three others
Officer Russel Meiring, paramedics were found with moderate injuries.
arrived on the scene at 08:45 to find Rescue medics freed the driver
the taxi and SUV on the side of the from the vehicle using specialised
road. equipment.
“The taxi driver was found trapped Once released, medics treated the
inside his vehicle while three people patients and provided the critically
injured man with advanced life
Left: Four people were injured following support interventions.
a head-on collision between a taxi and After treatment, the patients were
an SUV in Houtkop Road, Vereeniging transported to nearby hospitals for
recently. Photo: ER24 further care.
Missing woman’s car located on N1
Lerato Serero
SEDIBENG.- A hunt is
on for a 53-year-old wo-
man following the disco-
very of her abandoned car
on the N1 on Friday. Poli-
ce said that the woman,
Shalila Parsotam, from
Midrand, was last seen
two days earlier and that
she had assured the per-
son she spoke to that she
was on her way to Cresta,
Johannesburg to meet so-
meone. The Barrage Poli-
ce searched for her but
could not locate her and
her family was notified
about the discovery of the
car. Anyone who might
have information about
the case is asked to con-
tact the nearest police. The Barrage Police searched for the missing woman but could not locate
Or call 0800 10111. her. Her family was notified about the discovery of her car on the N1.
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‘Can’t be business as usual’
Zacharia Nale
EVATON.- With the number of gender-
based violence (GBV) on the rise in the
community, the Tosunga Baninga Orga-
nisation has embarked on a ‘Can’t Be
Business as usual’ Campaign.
The Tosunga Baninga Organisation
is a Non-Profit Organisation (NPO) that
fights for the rights of women in the
Vaal. Their campaign follows after a
number of cases of gender-based vio-
lence (GBV) that either have been with-
drawn from court or are left unattended.
Sedibeng Ster was referred to, and
recently visited two women who are
victims of gender-based violence
(GBV) but their cases apparently fell on
deaf ears. Speaking to Sedibeng Ster,
Suzan Masitha (35) and Malebusetsa
Chakane (46) said they want the perpe-
trators behind the bars. The two women
from Evaton shared their experience on
how their partners abused and assaulted
them without remorse.
To make it worse, Masitha said that
she miscarried twice because her boyf-
riend had assaulted her while she was
pregnant. The two alleged victims claim
that they opened cases with the police,
but the “system has failed them”.
Tosunga Baniga members recently friends with perpetrators. It can’t be business
protested outside the SAPS Vereeniging as usual and we are calling them to be more
offices demanding answers. responsive to victims of gender-based vio-
“We want the cases to be heard in lence. Victims often experience secondary
court and we want the cops who are fai- trauma at police station,” said Norma Mbele
ling the victims to be removed. who is behind the initiative.
“We want justice! Police go against Mbele said the campaign will run until Malebusetsa Chakane is one of the vic- Suzan Masitha said that she miscarried
all they stand for when they make March . tims that has not seen justice following twice because of her boyfriend’s as-
an assault by her boyfriend. saults on her while she was pregnant.
Pensioner dumped in
the middle of the road
Zacharia Nale someone had bought the place.
SHARPEVILLE.- The community leaders “As the Phase 4 community we appeal to
from Tshepiso Phase 3 in Sharpeville want the Emfuleni Local Municipality (ELM)
pensioner, Moses Phakhathi (69) to Housing Department to see the con-
be relocated to a place with ac- ditions that Ntate Phakhathi is li-
ceptable living conditions. ving in.
This was after the senior “He was dumped in the
citizen was moved from his middle of the road by the
residence in Phase 4 to a man who claimed he owns
place with no proper hou- the place where he used to
sing infrastructure. stay.
To make it worse, he lives “We demand the interven-
in a one room zozo near the tion from the Emfuleni Hou-
main street sing Department either to
Speaking to Sedibeng Ster, bring him back to Phase 4 or find
the community leaders said that him better living conditions. You
Phakhathi was ordered to leave his can see for yourself that at his age he
previous residence of 20-years by someone doesn’t deserved to live in these conditions
who claimed to have bought the place. with no electricity and he has to travel long
In 2000, Phakhathi was part of the Phase distance for water,” said the community lea-
4 debacle, where RDP houses were vandali- ders.
zed because it was said that they were not To make it worse, Phakathi used to stay
qualified to be where they were. with his grandson who is 16 years old, but
He was forced to stay in a shack/zozo until due to the situation, his grandson stays with
recently when he was told to relocate because neighbours in Phase 4.
The community lea-
ders from Tshepiso,
in Sharpeville want
pensioner Moses
Phakhathi (69) to be
relocated to a place
with proper living
conditions.Photos:
Zacharia Nale
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MoveOne Million cemetery cleaning campaign
Zacharia Nale
VANDERBIJLPARK.- In an attempt to provi-
de respect and dignity to the dead MoveOne
Million embarked on a cleaning campaign at
the Vanderbijlpark cemetery in Vanderbijlpark
recently.
This is part of originations’ national cam-
paign to collect one million garbage bags in
the country.
Speaking to Sedibeng Ster, the MoveOne
Million CEO, Derek Holmes said the cam-
paign has gained massive momentum and his
organisation is delighted with the positive res-
ponse they receive from the communities they
engage with.
“We are driving pride, passion and purpose
with all South Africans. We are also simultane-
ously combining our efforts with other groups
who wish to participate. We are focusing on
cleaning the cemetery in Vanderbijlpark area
to provide the respect and dignity for our peo-
ple who have lost family members and loved
one’s so that they can now pay their respect
in a safe and clean environment,” said Holmes.
He hailed this campaign as a first of its kind
in the Emfuleni area. Holmes also said that he
thanks men and women who joined forces
with his organisation.
Above: MoveOne Million
CEO, Derek Holmes said
the campaign has gained
massive momentum and
his organisation is
delighted with the
positive response they
receive from the commu-
nities. Photos: Zacharia
Nale
Left and right: MoveOne
Million embarked on a
cleaning campaign at the
Vanderbijlpark Cemetery
recently.
Community
gets their hands
dirty
Lazarus Dithagiso The
The community
community members
members of of Ward
Ward 41
41
SEBOKENG.- The community of Ward 41 in Sebokeng re- in
in Sebokeng
Sebokeng recetly
recetly got
got their
their hands
hands
cently undertook an initiative to conduct an environmental cle- dirty
dirty to
to cleaan
cleaan their
their environment.
environment.
aning campaign in their area.
Lebohang Mofokeng, who is the
Project Coordinator said that as
part of their awareness, they could
not wait for the local government
to clean all the dumping sites in La-
keside Proper, Zone 3 and Evaton.
“We started to clean the area in
the beginning of February, aiming
for a duration of up to six months.
We contributed amongst ourselves
and hired TLBs as the garbage was
too much to handle with the shovels
and wheelbarrows and we appeal to
the community members in Ward
41 to join hands and stop dumping
everywhere they see an open space.
This has nothing to do with politi-
cal parties.
“We are here wishing to do good
for our community. We will appre-
ciate any mechanism that support
the idea,” she said.
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A pageant that redefines the beauty of women
Lerato Serero “The aim of the pageant is to inspire the entrepreneurial
SEDIBENG.- A new pageant that aims to empower wo- spirit within the contestants and help to guide them into
men of different statures is on its way. starting their own business and ‘hustle. Miss Egoli is not
The first of its kind, Miss Egoli will be hosting their about size or height, the aim is to give every girl a chance
first audition on 27 March 2021. The pageant is open to to be part of the program, through upskilling them and tea-
girls living in Gauteng that are between the ages of 14 ching them on the values of entrepreneurship.”
to 29 years old. The founder of Miss Egoli, Mosa Malebo Malebo said that Miss Egoli was ready to be introduced
is all about female empowerment. She believes that if so- in 2020 and due to COVID-19 it had to be postponed, but
ciety invests in a girl-child by teaching and encouraging soon again the pageant gained momentum after they navi-
them to be entrepreneurs then they are halfway to brea- gated their way through the pandemic.
king the chains of poverty, youth unemployment and do- “The pageant was able to find innovative ways to be
mestic violence. Speaking to Sedibeng Ster , Malebo said regulated and finish the mission to empower young busi-
that Miss Egoli is a unique pageant with the core focus nesswomen.” The Miss Egoli crowning will take place
being entrepreneurship. on 4 December 2021.
These
These are
are some
some of
of the
the partici-
partici-
pants
pants in
in the
the pegeant
pegeant this
this year.
year.
The founder of Miss Egoli, Mosa Malebo is all about female empo-
werment. She believes that if society invests in a girl-child by tea-
ching and encouraging them to be entrepreneurs then they are
halfway to breaking the chains of poverty.
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Phillip publishes
‘Emotional trap’
Lerato Serero
SEBOKENG.- Following his stint and release
find a job. That did not stop me from accom-
plishing my dream (to be a published author)
the fruit and vegetables, I managed to fund
for the publishing of the book.”
from prison, Phillip Sithole (Felipe Domin- so I settled in being a street vendor, I looked This is one of the poems, an extract from
go), a Zone 16 Sebokeng resident has released for a corner in Zone 16 and started to sell fruits the book:
a book titled ‘Emotional Trap’. and vegetables. After 2 years of saving from YOU’RE THE APPLE OF MY EYES
Sithole said, the title, ‘Emotional I see you blind-folded,
Trap’, came from the fact that when Lyrically my eyes opened
I compiled the book I was behind My ears can see your bright smile,
bars where I was serving 24 years im- My eyes can hear your melodic voi-
prisonment, of which I spent 14 years ce
and came out on parole.” My nostrils smell your heart beat,
After his release from prison he My whole life I was made to believe
started to sell fruits and vegetables. That I can make it
Sithole managed to save some mo- As long as I‟m with you
ney to fund the book which is a com- „Man apart‟ that‟s my mid-name
pilation of poems, all his very own Now that you I miss,
thoughts. I scorn all I amass
Sithole is a war refugee, a Mozam- And long to swap my state with he-
bican descendent who sought refuge roes,
in South Africa during the conflict Cast all my flute and flurry in abyss
between RENAMO and FRELIMO All the laughter and jovial mo-
guerrilla warfare. This came to a ce- ments
asefire in 1992. Smiles, joys, even your very own
By virtue of not having formal smells
education, the only job he could get Tend to be so scarce like a plane‟s
was being a street vendor. Later his horn
two elder brothers were arrested and What would I be without you?
convicted of multiple criminal char- Without of you,
ges. There’s no me
He thus became the sole bread And apart from you,
winner for the entire family. Surely, I have no good things.
“After my release from prison, due To learn more about the book and Phillip Sithole (Felipe Domingo), a Zone 16,
to my criminal record and the high Sithole Whatsapp him at 060 6361 Sebokeng resident has released a book tit-
rate of unemployment, I could not 356. led ‘Emotional Trap’. Photos: Lerato Serero
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Golden Bees Netball is tops
Zacharia Nale
SEBOKENG.- The Golden Bees Netball Club from
Lakeside in Sebokeng is on a mission to make a
name for themselves in the South African Netball
circles.
The majority of the club’s players were selected
to represent Fezile Dabi at a tournament held in
Limpopo last year December. The club is affiliated
under the Fezile Dabi Netball Association.
Speaking to Sedibeng Ster Sport, the club Goal
Attacker, Lerato Mofokeng said playing in the Fezi-
le Dabi Association means creating opportunities
for the players.
“We enjoy each and every moment playing that
side and there are a lot of opportunities for us especi-
ally with regards to sponsorships. We want to see
ourselves playing for SA Netball national team, es-
pecially some of us whose age is still on their side,”
she told Sedibeng Ster Sport.
With netball still yet to be given a greenlight to
resume following COVID-19 restrictions, the Gol-
den Bees Netball Club is involved in a series of
friendly matches and tournaments to keep themsel-
ves fit.
Mofokeng who has been representing Sedibeng
Netball Federation at Provincial Netball Champi-
onships said the games they play every weekend This
This netball
netball team,
team, the
the Golden
Golden Bees
Bees Netball
Netball
help them in terms of fitness and conditioning. Club
Club from
from Lakeside
Lakeside Sebokeng
Sebokeng isis on
on aa missi-
missi-
Golden Bees Netball Club was part of the clubs on
on for
for greater
greater things.
things. Photo:
Photo: Zacharia
Zacharia Nale
Nale
that participated in the friendly matches at Evaton
Multipurpose Centre over the weekend.
Sebokeng Sports Confederation elections to be held
Zacharia Nale place at the Saul Tsotetsi Sports Complex in sporting codes committees to organise them-
SEBOKENG.- The Sebokeng Sports Confe- Sebokeng, on February 28. selves and form a formal structures.
deration is set to hold its Executive Commit- This was revealed to Sedibeng Ster Sport He said the aim is to make Sebokeng Sports
tee elections this weekend. by the Sebokeng Sports Confederation inte- Confederation one strong pillar of Emfuleni
The much anticipated Sebokeng Sports rim Chairman, Mogau Kolisa. local sports.
Confederation election is schedule to take Kolisa is calling on all different Sebokeng “The structure we are having now is inte-
rim for one year. We want to elect a permanent
executive committee that will take Sebokeng
Sports Confederation to the next level.
“ We want to develop and promote sports
in Sebokeng. Sebokeng is one of the areas in
Emfuleni that is well known for producing
great athletes.
“We are calling on all Sebokeng sport com-
mittees to organise themselves and form a for-
mal structure,” said Kolisa.
Right: Sebokeng Sports Confederation in-
terim Chairman, Mogau Kolisa.
Youth do it for themselves
Lazarus Dithagiso
RUST-TER-VAAL.- “Cleanliness is
next to Godliness.”
To keep the environment clean and
in a better position, the youth of Rust-
ter-Vaal took it upon themselves to cle-
an the sports stadium that has being un-
der construction for the past eight years
in their area.
Sedibeng Ster Sport has been infor-
med that the stadium has become a hide
out for criminals. James Kok, Spoke-
sperson of the youth said that they have
been without a stadium for years. “It
is not our duty as the youth to ensure
that contractors do their jobs. None of
us can say what happened with the mo-
ney budgeted for this sports ground.”
Kok said that when they saw the
construction of the stadium, they star-
ted to rejoice. “However, our excite-
ment was short. We were forced to
swallow our excitement. Looking at
the youngsters playing soccer in the
dusty streets, we feel that it is unfair.
For us to sleeve up like this, we want
to send a clear message to the Emfuleni
Local Municipality (ELM). It’s very
simple, we want our stadium back.”
Right: The youth of Rust-ter-Vaal
are hard at work trying to keep
their stadium clean after the
contractor allegedly disappeared.
Photo: SuppliedSport
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Sport at its best
Sedibeng women in
sports to be honoured
Zacharia Nale ceived the awards appreciated being recog-
VANDERBIJLPARK.- A Futballing Girls nised for their contribution in the develop-
Sedibeng Women In Sports Awards photo- ment of sports in this country.
shoot took place in Vanderbijlpark over the “We as Futballing Girls want to take this
weekend. opportunity to thank the support of everyo-
The photo shoot was in rehearsal for the ne who contributed to the success of the
main event that is scheduled to be live on awards. I also wish to thank our stakehol-
Facebook and other social media platforms ders for buying in this idea. It is Futballing
this Friday. Girls’ responsibility to acknowledge the
The winners have already been announ- role that women play in sports. We also
ced but because the organisers want to crea- want to thank all the media houses for mar-
te a vibe, they have asked the media not to keting this event from day one. We are gra-
publish the names of the winners so that pe- teful for your support and role you play in
ople will watch the awards live on their the community to promote sports in this
Facebook page. country.”
The awards recognize women, young and The awards will be live on Facebook to-
old, for their contribution in sports. morrow (Friday) where the winners will be
This is Futballing Girls initiative to re- officially announced to the public.
cognise women in sports in the Gauteng “We want to create a vibe hence we don’t
Province. Speaking to Sedibeng Ster Sport, want to mention the winners now. However,
Futballing Girls Founder, Moonira Rama- I must say that the public must not miss the
thula said that because of the lockdown re- event,” said Ramathula.
gulations the awards will be held virtually The awards are divided into numerous
as part of a ‘new normal’ in sports. categories including, sports administrators,
Futballing Girls will host this event in coaches, players and clubs. There are also
Speaking to Sedibeng Ster Sport, Fut- conjunction with Gauteng Sports Confede- awards for Women sports star of the year,
balling Girls Founder, Moonira Rama- ration and Sedibeng District Municipality Women Achiever of the year and Club of
thula said that because of the lockdown
regulations the awards will be held virtu- (SDM). Ramathula said that she is over- the year awards to mention but few and all A Futballing Girls Sedibeng Women In
ally as part of ‘new normal’ in sports. whelmed by how much the women who re- the sporting codes are represented. Sports Awards photo-shoot took place
Photos: Zacharia Nale in Vanderbijlpark over the weekend.
Sedibeng Sports
Committee appointed
e al er s
Lerato Serero in the area.
a l H
VEREENIGING.- All roads led to the Presi- “However, due to the intervention of the
Trad it i o n
dent Park Stadium in Vereeniging where lea- Gauteng Sports Confederation there is a glim-
ders of different sporting codes gathered re- mer of hope. Sedibeng now has an interim
cently. committee which is headed by Mr Xolani Ma-
The gathering was led by the Gauteng Sports thumbo as the Convener, Fakazile Nkitseng as
Confederation (GSC) with the aim of electing a Coordinator and eight additional members
a new Sedibeng Sports Confederation Com- who are from all corners of the region.”
mittee. One of the attendees, Isaac Khikhitha Khikhitha said that they are tasked with the
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Leaders of different sporting codes gathered at the President Park Stadium recently.
The gathering was called by the Gauteng Sports Confederation (GSC) with the aim of
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