Inwoners van Mokopane het Vrydagaand die geleentheid gehad om meer leer oor die werk van Helpende Hand en die Mokopane Noodforum se nuwe werkskeppingsprojek.

Die Mokopane Gemeenskapspolisiëringsforum se voorsitter, Andy Goetsch, het hierdie week ‘n nuwe platform waardeur alle gemeenskapslede aan die forum kan deelneem bekendgestel.

Die Poskantoor in Onverwacht het hierdie week uiteindelik werk gemaak van die haglike toestand by die posbusse. ‘n Span het Maandagoggend begin met opruimingswerk en die bestuur het hulle versekering gegee dat die area voortaan skoon gehou sal word. Dinsdagoggend is die polisie gevra om die hawelose persoon wat daar slaap te verwyder, maar teen Dinsdagmiddag was hy en sy besittings steeds op die perseel.

Funding from Anglo American’s enterprise development arm, Zimele, has helped a business from Lephalale to create 107 jobs in the community as part of its support and commitment to historically disadvantaged South Africans through enterprise development.

The Lephalale Tourism Association hosted a business breakfast and workshop at the Mogol function hall last Wednesday with customer care guru and sales training specialist, Vinesh Maharaj. Several local businesses attended the workshop which focussed mainly on improving customer services, sales skills, staff motivation and morale. Maharaj encouraged local business to always offer more value than the market does.   “Not just in products and services but in customer care. It’s when times are tough that you will miss your clients, lost through the customer services bleed.  Rather stem the loss with a high dose of sincerity, relationship and brand building by becoming a champion for your customer,” he told business owners and their employees at the workshop. “Don’t follow the herd, set your customer care standard so high, your competitors will be speechless,” he added.

A partnership agreement between the Lephalale Municipality and the University of South Africa (Unisa) was formalised last Thursday with the aim to bring Unisa tertiary education services closer to the people of Lephalale.

Na 28 jaar as onderwyseres by Laerskool Krugerpark tree Retha Ehlers aan die einde van hierdie maand af.

“Het julle al gesien hoe loop hierdie Slimjanne in die kamp rond en soek na ’n plek waar hulle sulle ‘talente’ kan tentoonstel?” vra Servaas nou die ander oggend. “Hulle is mos die manne wat alles altyd beter as jy het en wat ook altyd beter weet as jy. Die kampe is redelik vol van dié knape.”

Op 29 Maart het 26 Leerders van Z's Dance Studio, aan hul jaarlikse Funk Jazz Eksamen meegeding en het puik resultate behaal. Agter van Links is: Monique Enslin - The Base (65%), Zelda Genis - The Groove (70%), Nicolene Smit - The Groove (80%), Monique Smit - The Hip (90%), Juke Koekemoer - The Base (70%), Doreen Heslop - The Cool (80%). Middel van Links: Loren Fortune - The Base (85%), Marissa Kleynhans - The Cool (80%), Juanita Bekker - The Cool (80%), Lené Kruger - The Cool (90%), Bridgett Seopa - The Cool (75%), Theressa Oosthuizen - The Cool (95%), Charnette Opperman - The Base (80%), Leandré Enslin - The Base (65%). Onder van Links: René Buitendag - The Cool (85%), Mc Kayla Bodenstein - The Cool (90%), Jolien Venter - The Base (70%), Soné Kapp - The Groove (80%), Megan Lubbe - The Groove (70%), Manette van Biljon - The Groove (75%), Neléah Bergh - The Groove (75%), Marlé Genis - The Base (75%), Dayne Brews - The Base (75%). Inlas: Lara Forssman - The Hip (80%). Nie in Foto: Nicael de Sousa - The Cool (95%), Annemieke van Niekerk - The Base (80%). Die volgende leerders het ook Saterdag 12 April aan hul Disco eksamen deelgeneem en het die volgende punte ontvang - agter van Links: Lara Forssman - Level 5 (87%), Monique Smit - Level 4 (95%), Theressa Oosthuizen - Level 3 (96%). Middel van Links: Juanita Bekker - Level 3 (93%), Lené Kruger - Level 1 (90%), Soné Kapp - Level 1 (84%), Doreen Heslop - Level 3 (90%), Nicael de Sousa - Level 4 (96%). Onder van Links: Loren Fortune - Level 2 (92%), Dayne Brews - Level 2 (87%), Annemieke van Niekerk - Level 2 (83%), Mc Kayla Bodenstein - Level 3 (84%), René Buitendag - Level 3 (85%). Vir meer inligting skakel Zané de Wet - 0844505338.

Over 600 learners from 16 schools in Lephalale and surrounding villages will benefit from the first phase of the Exxaro Grootegeluk mine holiday school programme which was officially launched by the Lephalale Mayor, Jack Maeko, at Matshwara Secondary in Shongoane village and by Councillor William Motlokwa at Mabalane Seleka Technical School last Tuesday.

Mokopane English Combined School on Friday held a fun Dress-up Party for its grade four to seven learners. Learners had to dress up like adults or elderly people and then got to show off in a fashion show with winners chosen by independent judges. After the fashion show the senior learners, dressed as priates, served the youngsters an early lunch before they received their report cards for the first quarter. The competition winners were from left: Tumi Toona - girls runner-up, Sindi Chauke - girls winner, Mahlatse Mashiane - boys winner and Kamogelo Thobane. With them are their principal, Dr. Adriaan Lubbe.

“Ek het so twee weke gelede die eerste krokodil gesien en toe sê my werkers vir my hulle het vroeër twee gesien,” so vertel CP van der Walt wat op die Springbokvlakte langs die Nyl boer.

‘n Uitgebreide finale konsepdokument wat 50% van boere se grond aan plaaswerkers wil bemaak is verlede Maandag tydens ‘n opvolg werksessie by die department van landelike ontwikkeling en grondhervorming bespreek is.

LEPHALALE - The national police commissioner, Riah Phiyega, and the Deputy Minis-ter of Police, Maggie Sotyu, launched the provincial community outreach programme in Marapong last Tuesday. More than 4000 people gathered at the Marapong sports grounds to attend the event aimed at reaching out to communities in order to promote a better working relationship with the police.

LEPHALALE - Met die winter wat stadigaan naderkruip moet boere weer voorsorg tref vir die komende veldbrand seisoen.