2012 is one of those years that were filled with remarkable activities. Our municipality, just like our neighbouring municipality, changed political heads less than a year after being voted into office; all in the name of fast-tracking service delivery.

The ANC in Limpopo officially nominated Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe to replace President Jacob Zuma as party leader at the party’s national elective conference in Mangaung this coming Sunday. The announcement of Motlanthe’s nomination was made last Thursday, after the first nomination conference had to be postponed when violence erupted between Zuma supporters and those who support Motlanthe.

LEPHALALE - The Lephalale Municipality is taking strong action against businesses that operate illegally in residential areas in Onverwacht. According to ward councillor, Steph Snyders, several notices were given this week to ‘back-yard mechanics’ who fill their premises and sidewalks with broken down motor vehicles.

LEPHALALE - Hendrik Manyeke van Molalatau Sekuriteit het die afgelope paar maande beindruk met sy deursettingsvermoë om ‘n spoor te volg tot ‘n arrestasie uitgevoer kan word. Sedert November kon hy daarin slaag om agt verdagtes so vas te trek. Misdadigers gaan nou ekstra mooi in hulle spoor moet trap, want Manyeke was hierdie week in Thabazimbi vir opleiding met die nuwe toevoeging to Molalatau se sekuriteitspersoneel, ‘n Weimaraner genaamd Miko. Miko is tans die enigste hond in Lephalale wat opgelei is om spoor te sny.

Limpopo’s health and social development MEC and a doctor from Mokpane hospital must pay damages to a patient who had a needle left in his abdomen during an operation.

‘n Verdagte wat op 11 November gearresteer is op aanklag van diefstal van sonpanele ter waarde van R40 000, se saak is deur die staatsaanklaer uit die hof gegooi weens ‘n gebrek aan bewyse. Dit ten spyte van die feit dat die persoon se voetspore hom op die toneel plaas en die feit dat hy bereid was om drie medepligtiges uit te wys.

The driver of an Audi narrowly escaped death when he lost control of his vehicle on the new Vaalwater road just outside Lephalale on Saturday evening. Emergency service were on the scene within minutes of the accident and transported the injured driver to Ellisras Hospital. No other vehicles were involved in the accident.

Police are looking for this woman who allegedly defrauded a mother from Mokopane by telling her that she works for the Department of Health and would assist the mother in registering her daughters for a nursing course at Mankweng hospital. The woman told the mother that registration cost amounts to R7 000 per student, so the mother made a R20 000 personal loan and handed the woman R21 000 for entering her three daughters. The children accompanied the woman to Polokwane as she recommended they stay over at her house as the cues for registration were very long. On their arrival at Polokwane the suspect disappeared with the money and left the young girls alone. Anyone who has seen this woman or has any information about her can contact Cst. Mmadikgale Masingi at 082 668 7515.

LEPHALALE - The housing backlog and insufficient transport for people living in and around Lephalale, Seleka and Shongoane have led to the rapid growth of an informal settlement in the shadow of Eskom’s Matimba power station.

An ATM in Northam was bombed in the early morning hours of Wednesday 12 December 2012. According to sources, about 10 heavily armed men forced security guards at gun point to vacate the premises where after the culprits used explosives to bomb an ATM. By Wednesday midmorning, a reliable source said that due to the possibility of explosives that haven’t been discharged during the robbery, the bomb squad from Modimolle was on their way. Nobody was injured in the robbery attempt. Damages are still being assessed.

Met die R15 000 skenking wat die Suid-Afrikaanse Vrouefederasie (SAVF) in Mokopane onlangs van Mogalakwena Platinum ontvang het asook ‘n R1000 skenking deur ‘n annonieme individu, gaan die organisasie hierdie Kersfees vir 40 behoeftige gesinne in die Mogalakwena munisipale area Kersfees kospakkies skenk.

AMT Community Development het in samewerking met die departmente van onderwys en gesondheid ‘n projek geloots om gedurende Novem-bermaand kinders in gemeenskapskole in die Lephalale omgewing se oë te toets. Die projek is moontlik gemaak deur geldelike steun van SPX DB Thermal wat tans by die bou van die Medupi kragstasies betrokke is. Bykans 2 000 leerders van Nelsonskop, Ditheku en Lerekureng primêre skole se oë is deur oogkundiges getoets. Uit die 2 000 leerder benodig 45 brille wat gratis aan hulle voorsien sal word.

Die Potgietersrus Dienssentrum vir Bejaardes het verlede week Kersete vir die dorp se bejaardes aangebied. Oupas en Oumas het heerlik saam geëet en gekuier terwyl dienssentrum personeel en lede van die publiek vir vermaak gesorg het.

Mokopane Mall, Pick & Pay en die Kameeldoring 92 Tafelronde het die naweek weer hul jaarlikse kerspartytjie vir Zamakule skool vir gestremdes in Sekgagapeng aangebied. Die skool met sy 40 leerlinge staan onder die hoof van ‘n dame wat self in ‘n ligte graad serebraal gestremd is. Hier is Jacques Swart van Mokopane Mall tydens die partytjie.

Richard Vigus, ‘n plaaslike kunstenaar se skilderye sal volgende naweek te sien wees by Game en Maxi’s in Mokopane. Hierdie is 'n goeie geleentheid om daai laaste Kersgeskenke te koop aangesien die skilderye teen bekostigbare pryse afgemerk is. Richard bied ook op Donderdae kunsklasse aan. Hy sê dat hy beplan om in 2013 enkele slypskole in skilderkuns op ‘n Saterdag aan te bied. Belangstellendes kan hom kontak by 082 442 2350.