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ONGELUK: Een van die ses gyrocpters wat deel was van die Gyros for Rhinos-toer onder leiding van Tom van der Meulen, het Maandag neergestort. Lees artikel binne.

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PLAT GETRAP: Die wrak van die voertuig nadat ‘n olifant dit bestorm, getrap en omgegooi het. SKYNAANVAL: ‘n Olifant in aksie tydens ‘n skynaanval. Die foto is deur Elize Olivier in die KNP geneem.

Olifant-drama in KNP CLINIX Phalaborwa het bevestig dat die paartjie wat in die Kruger Nasionale Wildtuin beseer is toe ‘n olifantbul hulle motor bestorm en omgegooi het, se toestand bestendig is. ‘n Verwoede olifantbul het Maandagoggend om omstreeks 06:30 ‘n Poolse toeris en sy Sjinese vriendin se motor in die omgewing van Shingwedzi en Punda Maria gestorm en getrap. Die voertuig het in die proses omgeslaan. Die 49 jarige man, wat in Sjina werk, se ribbe is gebreek en hy het ook inwendige beserings opgedoen. Volgens William Mabasa, hoof van kommunikasie en bemarking van die wildtuin het paramedici, ‘n plaaslike

dokter en ‘n helikopter na die toneel gehaas om die beseerdes te behandel. Die Poolse man was nog in die wrak vasgepen toe die hulp opdaag. Die vrou is uit die motor geslinger. Sy het glo na die motor terug gekruip en langs die wrak geskuil. Sy het geringe beserings opgedoen. Die Poolse man is na die Phalaborwa Clinix hospitaal gevlieg en sy vriendin later daar opgeneem. Die vrou het glo vertel dat hulle die oilfant in die veld sien wei het. Toe die dier glo storm het hulle die motor afgeskakel in die hoop dat hy sou stop as dit stil is. Hy voortgestorm. Voordat hulle die motor aan die gang kon kry, was die dier bo-op die motor. ‘Dit is nog nie duidelik waarom die olifant aggressief geraak het nie. ‘Ons wil die publiek maan om op die uitkyk te wees vir die groot diere, en nie probeer om te naby aan hulle te beweeg nie,’ het Mabasa gesê.

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TOERf: Een van dié ses gyrocopters het Maandag neergestort.

Gyro stort neer EEN van die ses gyrocopters wat deel van die Gyros for Rhinos-toer was het Maandag neergestort. Die ses vlieg tans al op die grense van Suid Afrika, onder leiding van ‘n plaaslike inwoner, Tom van der Meulen. Die ongeluk het naby Pofadder in die Noord Kaap by Onseepkans gebeur. Volgens aanvanklike verslae het die gyrocopter se stuurmeganisme onklaar geraak. Dit het veroorsaak dat die tuig in ‘n onbeheerbare tol gegaan het. Die tuig het op sy kant geval en is erg beskadig deur die impak. Die loods, Christo Otto van Sterkspruit naby Bloemfontein is ongedeerd, maar kon nie met die toer voortgaan nie. ‘n Gyrocopter is ‘n klein twee sitplek helikopter. Die toer het soos verlede week in die Herald berig is, verlede Woensdag op die grens met Mosambiek afgeskop. Die groep het van daar af noord gevlieg.

ONGELUK: Nog ‘n foto van die gyrocopter van Christo Otto wat in die Noord Kaap neergestort het.

Daar word beplan om ongeveer 6 500km al met die grense van Suid Afrika te vlieg. Die groep sal oor nasionale parke soos Mapungubwe, Kgalagadi, Augrabies, Tafelberg en Addo vlieg. Hulle sal ook o a deur Kaapstad, Port Elizabeth en Durban vlieg en wanneer hulle weer by hulle vertrekpunt aankom sal hulle die eerste span wees wat dié roete ononderbroke voltooi het. Die doel van die toer is soos reeds berig, om die land bewus te maak van die renosterstropery wat reeds in ‘n krisis ontaard het. Hulle doel is ook om ondersteuning vir die anti-stroop aktiwiteite van die ere-veldwagters te genereer. Die ere-veldwagters is die publieke vrywillige organisasie wat die Suid Afrikaanse nasionale parke ondersteun. Die toer sal ten spyte van die ongeluk, voortgaan soos beplan. Hulle sal binnekort by die Richtersveld Nasionale Park aandoen en van daar langs die Weskus af vlieg.

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Local councils fail to comply with law THE Mopani District and three of its local municipalities have failed to submit their spending reports to the National Treasury for the reporting period ending December 31, 2012. Mopani, Greater Tzaneen, Ba-Phalaborwa and Maruleng are some of the municipalities listed by the National Treasury for failing to conform to the legislative requirements outlined by section 71 of the Municipal Finance Management Act (MFMA) with regards to the submission of in-year monitoring reports as required by law. Ba-Phalaborwa, Maruleng and Mopani District Municipality further failed to comply with their reporting obligations by not submitting

signed returns on their Conditional Grant spending for the same period. According to Jan Hattingh of the National Treasury, the information is published as part of the department's efforts to improve the quality of data and increase the level of compliance with the law by municipalities and provincial treasuries. 'The National Treasury urges all municipalities which did not submit their reports to take the necessary steps to ensure that they comply with their reporting obligations in terms of Section 71 of the MFMA in future,' said Hattingh. Attempts to get comment from the district municipality drew a blank.

Men caught skinning a leopard PROTRACK Anti Poaching Unit caught two men skinning a leopard on Jaco Swart's farm near Hoedspruit. The men have since been arrested and have appeared in court. The gruesome discovery was made after some of the farm compound dwellers tipped off the owner about what was happening on his property. 'It is alleged that the suspects set a snare to catch animals and caught a leopard which they

skinned and took the meat of,' said Hoedspruit police spokesperson Constable Livhuwani Mulaudzi. Johnson Matsane (52) from Hluvukani and Alfios Chiloane from Greenvalley in Acornhoek appeared in the Hoedspruit Magistrate Court for possession of game meat. They were both remanded in custody and the case has been postponed to April 22 for further investigations.

RHINO POACHING: The carcasses found at Letaba and Nwanetsi rest camp last week, both were a week old.

KNP rhino poaching in focus SINCE January the country has lost almost 205 rhinos with the Kruger National Park being the hardest hit with 146, followed by Northwest province with 18, KwaZulu Natal with 17, Limpopo with 13 and Mpumalanga with 10 rhinos being killed. The South African National parks and South African government is facing increasing pressure from the public and other stakeholders to stop poaching. The KNP is home to between 9 000 and 12 000 white rhinos, a large percentage of the approximately 19 000 rhino's in South Africa. Between 580 and 650 black rhinos of the country's population of 1 670 black rhinos are found in Kruger. A total of 60 people have been arrested, 36 of them in the Kruger National Park for rhino poaching and three alleged couriers were arrested in February. 56 incursions by alleged rhino poachers

were recorded by members of the KNP ranger corps between March and April. The most recent poaching incident at the Park happened last Sunday, when SANParks rangers heard two shots and reacted with the support of the SANParks helicopter. During a brief contact with poachers, one armed suspected poacher was arrested. A 375 rifle and silencer were recovered. A badly mutilated rhino cow was found alive close to the scene of the contact. The animal was bleeding profusely from having its horns, entire mouth, tongue, nose and eyes hacked off, and had to be euthanized. The search for the alleged poacher's accomplice continues. The head of department in public relations at KNP William Mabasa mentioned that since the year 2010 rhino poaching has increased. 'The biggest challenge we face in apprehending poachers is when they run back to Mozambique,' said Mabasa. Asked if there are any measures taken in protecting rhinos in the park, Mabasa said, 'We brought in the retired major general Johan Jooste in December last year as a Commanding Officer for special forces in order to militarize our approach to fighting rhino poaching as a new tactic'.

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Grocery fraudster appears in court A MAN appeared in court for allegedly using his employers' bank card to buy his own groceries without their permission. The alleged fraudster who worked at Royal Malewane Safari Lodge used the company's bank card to buy groceries at the same supermarket since 2005. 'The company realised the fraud after the audit of their books,' said Hoedspruit police spokesperson Constable Livhuwani Mulaudzi. Mulaudzi said the suspect is suspected to have used more than R120 000. Vusi Lekhuleni (41) from Sigagula Village in Acornhoek appeared in the Hoedspruit Magistrate Court on Monday. The case has been postponed for further investigation.

Crime News Hoedspruit

HOEDSPRUIT police arrested 17 people over the weekend for various crimes. Thirteen people were arrested for drinking in public, two for possession of counterfeit DVDs and two for operating a business without a license.

Acornhoek

ACORNHOEK police arrested 12 people for various crimes over the weekend. Two people were arrested for traffic offences, three for common assault, one for grievous bodily harm and two for theft. Two for drinking in public, one person was arrested for possession of dagga and another one for burglary at a business.

Woman raped on sports field By Thandy Ndlovu A 27-YEAR-OLD woman was gang-raped by unknown men after a night out with her boyfriend. It is alleged that the victim and her boyfriend were returning from Mabatho Tavern in Greevalley Village when they were attacked by three unknown suspect last Friday night.

'The suspects allegedly attacked the pair on the road near the tavern. The boyfriend managed to escape and the suspects dragged the victim to the nearby sports field where they repeatedly rape her,' said Acornhoek police spokesperson Lieutenant Mpho Nonyane. Nonyane said the victim didn't recognise any of the suspects.

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CRASH: One of two busses transporting learners from Makolasabe High School apparently lost control over a sharp turn. In its attempts to prevent crashing into an oncoming vehicle, it jackknifed in the road and was hit by the second bus head-on. Photos top and top left.

Student dies in school bus crash By Narda Vermaak, Lowvelder OHRIGSTAD – What was apparently supposed to be a fun fieldtrip, ended tragically when two busses filled with school children collided on the R36 in Ohrigstad near the Strydom tunnel on Saturday. One child of 18 years was killed. According to paramedics on the scene, it is speculated that the child could have tried to jump out of the bus after it veered off the road onto the slope when it collided head-on with the other bus. The child apparently died from major head injuries and was found outside the bus. According to Mr Deon Broekman of N3 Fire and Rescue, one of the busses apparently lost control over a sharp turn. In its attempt to prevent crashing into an oncoming vehicle, it jack-knifed in the road and was hit by the second bus head-on. An emergency medical helicopter was also dispatched to the scene to airlift some of the critically injured patients. According to reports, Limpopo transport de-

partment spokesman Mr Joshua Kwapa said of the injured, 68 was in a serious condition. It is also speculated that one of the buses could have had a brake failure and crashed head-on into the other bus. It is said that the bus that apparently experienced the brake failure was allegedly hired from Thwala Luxury Tours in Bolobedu. He did, however, confirm that the bus did have a roadworthy certificate. According to bystanders and paramedics on the scene, the bus was transporting learners from Makolasabe High School in Limpopo, and was apparently taking the children on a field trip to Bourke's Luck Potholes. Three other vehicles, including a minibus, were also involved in the accident. ER24 spokesman, Werner Vermaak, confirmed that no other deaths relating to the accident were reported. Lt Col Ronel Otto, corporate communications officer of Limpopo SAPS, confirmed that an inquest into the accident will be held by police following the death of the child.

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Prof Awie beoordeel Eisteddfod DIE tyd het weer aangebreek vir die plaaslike Musiek Eisteddfod wat plaasvind op 16 en 17 Mei te Unicorn Preparatory School, Tzaneen. Indien nodig, sal verdere datums bygevoeg word, afhangende van die hoeveelheid inskrywings wat ontvang word. Die hele gemeenskap word aangemoedig om deel te neem en alle inskrywings word verwelkom. Die Musiek Eisteddfod is juis daar gestel om te dien as platform vir oud en jonk, om hulle musiektalente te deel en ten toon te stel. Daar word gestreef om ‘n hoë standaard te handhaaf met die Musiek Eisteddfod en daarom word geakkrediteerde beoordelaars betaal om die beoordeling te doen. Professor Awie van Wyk sal vanjaar die beoordeling behartig. Prof Awie is ‘n komponis, koordirigent en skilder. Hy het in die Karoo grootgeword en na skool musiek gaan studeer aan die Universiteit van Stellenbosch waar hy die graad B.Mus behaal het. Hy het daarna gaan skoolhou in Carnovan en Kraaifontein. In 1974 is hy aangestel as die koorleier van die Christelike Jeug-tot-Jeug aksie en het gedurende 1975 gewerk by die Universiteit van die OranjeVrystaat waar hy ook koorleier van die universiteitskoor was. Hy is sedert 1976 verbonde aan die Potchefstroomse Universiteit (nou die NoordwesUniversiteit) waar hy aangestel is as dosent en gedien het as koorleier van die Potchefstroomse Universiteitskoor. In 1977 het Van Wyk die graad Honneurs B.Mus aan die Potchefstroomse Universiteit voltooi. Hy het ook die Wes Transvaalse Jeugkoor afgerig vir 8 jaar agtereenvolgens. In 1984 is hy na Amerika om sy studies in musiekopvoedkunde en koorleiding verder voort te sit onder David Willcocks, Frauke Haaseman, Aden Lewis en Phillip Brunell. In 1990 het hy twee toekennings ontvang: die

FAK Oorkonde vir Bydrae tot Volksang en die Speaker van die Volksraad se Embleem van die Parlement. Behalwe vir al die musiek wat Van Wyk skryf, verwerk en aanpas tree hy gereeld op as beoordelaar by kunswedstryde (eisteddfods) en het die operette Gelukland in 1992 uit sy pen verskyn wat deur ‘n klomp skole met sukses opgevoer is. Prof. Awie van Wyk is ook bedrewe met simfonie-orkeste, en was hy reeds met ‘n groot aantal bekende klassieke orkes-solis-koor repertorium op die podium, veral tydens kunstefeeste en soortgelyke geleenthede. In 1999 ontvang hy die toekenning as die Musikus van die Jaar vany die SAVF. In 2000 is Van Wyk bevorder tot professor van musiek aan die Potchefstroomse Universiteit. Die Universitiet van Potchefstroom se koor het onder leiding van Prof van Wyk prestasies van wêreldgehalte in onder meer Amerika en Europa behaal. Na 36 jaar sluit Prof van Wyk sy loopbaan as koorleier en dirigent by die Universiteit van Potchefstroom (nou Noordwes-Universiteit) af op ‘n hoë noot waar hy saam met die koor in Praag opgetree het in Desember 2011. Die koor het deelgeneem aan die Internasionale Koor- en Kersfeeskompetisie en word bekroon as algehele wenners van die kompetisie. Ander hoogtepunte was toe die koor opgetree het tydens die inhuldiging van president De Klerk en president Mandela. In 2012 word Prof Awie van Wyk deur die ATKV met ‘n oorkonde vereer vir sy jare lange bydrae tot die ontwikkeling van die koorkultuur in Suid-Afrika en internasionaal. Prof van Wyk was in Desember 2013 ‘n beoordelaar by die Internasionale Koor- en Kersfeeskompetisie in Praag saam met ander beoordelaars van onder andere Tseggo-Slovakye en Rusland en het hy die wenner van die kompetisie aangewys wat ‘n groep seuns was vanaf Gray Kollege onder leiding van Dr

Erasmus. Hy is tans ook ‘n eksterne eksaminator vir meesters- en doktersgrade en is besig met die musiekregie vir die toneelstuk ‘Balbesit’ met die oog op die KKNK hierdie jaar. Dis vir hom ‘n groot eer dat sy toonsetting van Psalm 16 ‘Neem my in beskerming’ en sy toonsetting van Boerneef se gedig die ’Kaapse Kanarie’ opgeneem is in die nuwe FAK bundel. Die inskrywingsvorm, die sillabus, asook die algemene reëls van die Musiek Eisteddfod volg binnekort. Enige navrae kan gerig word aan Lizelle Pienaar by 083 388 4640.

RIEPIES SE LANGASEM-JUFFROU: Laerskool Mariepskop se gr4 juffrou het een van haar eie malperde opgesaal en bloots gery toe sy die Two Oceans-halfmaraton in Kaapstad voltooi het. Volgens haar was dit haar desperate manier om haar man in die Kaap te kry. Hierdie jaar was daar ongeveer 16 000 deelnemers. Juffrou Denise het 'n bronsmedalje verower wat beteken dat sy haar wedloop in onder drie uur voltooi het.

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Riepie netbal tops RIEPIES se netbalkliniek was 'n groot sukses. Ten spyte van 'n reënerige Saterdagoggend, was Laerskool Mariepskop se netbalkliniek van die afgelope naweek 'n groot sukses, volgens onderwyser Linzie Dreyer wat die kliniek georganiseer het. Altesaam 10 skole se 250 meisies saam met hul afrigters het die kliniek bygewoon. Die kursus se trekpleister was die baie ervare en gewilde kursusleier, Melinda de Goede, sowel as die pragtige omgewing. Melinda de Goede is die netbalorganiseerder

by Hoërskool Menlopark en saam met twee studente het sy die meisies nuwe vaardighede geleer en dan ingeoefen. Elke sessie is afgesluit met wedstryde. Die afrigters is ook onder hande geneem toe Melinda die handleiding met hul bespreek het. Saans is aksie-netbal gaan speel en Moholoholo het met 'n jagluiperd vir vermaak gesorg in die skoolsaal. Die dier was darem in 'n hok.

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Dis weer Eistedfodd tyd DIE tyd het weer aangebreek vir die plaaslike Musiek Eisteddfod wat plaasvind op 16 en 17 Mei te Unicorn Preparatory School, Tzaneen. Die organiseerders doen ‘n beroep op die gemeenskap om, indien enigiemand bewus is van enige leerling/persoon wat oor die nodige talente beskik om deel te neem aan die Musiek Eisteddfod, maar wat nie die inskrywingsfooie kan bekostig nie of nie fondse het om afrondingsklasse te neem nie, dit deur te kommunikeer aan Lizelle Pienaar sodat borge verkry kan word om sodanige leerling/persoon se deelname te borg. Verder word daar ‘n beroep aan elke instansie gedoen om ‘n kontakpersoon te identifiseer wat hulself sal beskikbaar stel om die aansoeke van daardie instansie te hanteer ten einde die proses te vergemaklik en kommunikasiegapings te vermy. Stel Lizelle in kennis wie as skakelpersoon sal optree by u instansie. Samewerking in die verband word waardeer. Die Tzaneen Eisteddfod is ‘n niewinsgewende plaaslike organisasie wat jaarliks ‘n professioneel beoordeelde kunstekompetisie reël. Alle koördineerders is op ‘n vrywillige basis betrokke. Daar is groot uitgawes wat gedek moet word, insluitend maar nie beperk tot, beoordeelaarsfooie (professionele tariewe), vervoeruitgawes (AA tariewe, tolgelde), verblyf, etes van beoordeelaar, klankuitgawes, uitgawes om klaviere te stem, sertifikate te druk, toekennings, prestasiebeurse ensovoorts. As gevolg van al die logistieke reëlings wat met die Musiek Eisteddfod gepaardgaan is dit dan ook die kategorie wat die meeste uitgawes het en die kleinste aantal deelnemers het. Enige persoon of instansie wat belangstel om as borg op te tree kan Lizelle skakel. Donasies in enige vorm word verwelkom. Dit is ‘n geleentheid om ‘n daadwerklike bydrae te lewer om kultuur in die gemeenskap te bevorder. As die gemeenskap hande vat kan bewys word dat die Musiek Eisteddfod ‘n plek verdien as deel van die Tzaneen Eisteddfod. Die organiseerders wil verder van die geleentheid gebruik maak om Unicorn Preparatory School te bedank dat hulle bereid is om hul saal beskikbaar te stel. Die inskrywingsvorm, die sillabus, asook die algemene reëls van die Musiek Eisteddfod volg binnekort. Enige navrae kan gerig word aan Lizelle Pienaar by 083 388 4640.

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HOEDSPRUIT HERALD - Vrydag 19 April 2013

Die Lugmagbasis het hul helikopter aan die rugbyspelers en afrigters vertoon by die Lugmagbasis tydens Drakensig se rugbyweek.

DIS ONS BANIERLaerskool Lucas Meyer vanaf Vryheid wys hul bannier.

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SKOPTYD: Die Drakie Sinjin van Jaarsveld in aksie met sy doelskop

SPORT

HOEDSPRUIT HERALD - Friday 19 April 2013

Drakies skop raak DRAKIES bied 'n suksesvolle rugbyweek aan. Na weke van beplanning, organisering en opofferinge het Laerskool Drakensig se jaarlikse rugbyweek ‘n aanvang geneem. Ses skole van ver het gekom om die kragmetings by te woon. Die week was vol rugbywedstryde, spanbou aktiwiteite, vertonings deur die slangpark en lugmag asook uitstappies in die omgewing. Die deelnemende skole was Laerskool Drakensig, Laerskool Witrivier, Laerskool Phalaborwa,

Laerskool Phalaborwa-Noord, Heuwelkruin, Laerskool Lucas Meyer en Laerskool Bakenkop. Laerskool Drakensig wil graag dankie sê aan die volgende borge: Rederberg Mangoes, Capespan, Cape Citrus, BJ Blyde, HFP, Bron pro, Spur, Total, Limpopo Fruits en Oom Hendrik Potgieter. ‘Julle bydraes was opreg waardeer. ’En ook 'n groot bedanking aan die organiseerders, personeel en flukse ouers wat die week moontlik gemaak het.’

SPAN: Laerskool Drakensig se o/11 rugbyspan.

GEESVANG: Die Haka wys die spanne se gees.

REPTIEL: John-Pierre -en Heino Oosthuizen geniet die reptiel vertoning deur die slangpark. Meer foto’s binne.