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CMR stig Lighthouse vir minderbevoorregtes 1/3 Share SM HATTINGH 14 September 2021 Daar is ook in die saal ‘n kamer met beddens, wat sal dien as ‘n veilige hawe waar daar moeilike omstandighede was in ‘n gesin. Daar is tans al baie besighede wat hul harte oop gemaak het en hande gevat het saam met die CMR. Die CMR het dit goed gedink om ‘n Lighthouse te open in Ermelo. Na maande se dink en wonder, kon die personeel en bestuur van die CMR daarin slaag om die ideale plek te vind vir die Lighthouse. Die Lighthouse sal in Oosthuise Straat geleë wees, waar daar ‘n kerksaal omskep is vir dié doel . Haweloses sal by die instansie elke dag hul kan gaan reinig, asook hulle klere op ‘n daaglikse basis laat was. Die Lighthouse bied ook maatskaplike werkers vir die nodige ondersteuning, en daar sal elke dag ‘n ordentlike en gesonde bord kos beskikbaar wees. Daar sal daagliks verskillende take wees wat deur die haweloses verrig gaan word, en sodoende produktiwiteit volhou. Daar is ook in die saal ‘n kamer met beddens, wat sal dien as ‘n veilige hawe waar daar moeilike omstandighede was in ‘n gesin. Daar is tans al baie besighede wat hul harte oop gemaak het en hande gevat het saam met die CMR. Sekuriteitswagte sal elke dag en elke nag op pos wees, en die plaaslike SAPD het ook ingestem om te help met die beveiliging van die perseel. Die bestuur en personeel van die CMR wil graag van die geleentheid gebruik maak om diegene te bedank wat reeds hande gevat het saam met hulle, en wil graag dan ook van die geleentheid gebruik maak om ander besighede of enige individue te nooi om ook betrokke te raak by die projek, en saam van Ermelo ‘n beter dorp te maak. Enige persoon wat ‘n bydrae wil maak, kan die volgende bank besonderhede gebruik: ABSA Bank, Rekening Naam: CMR Ermelo, Rekening nommer: 870230133, Takkode: 632005. Navrae kan gerig word aan Wynand by 078 800 2711, of Jeanah by 079 799 9956. Belangstellendes kan ook die CMR kantoor by 017 819 1163 kontak. < Previous Article Next Article >

The Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development Department minister, Thoko Didiza, on Sarturday held a meeting to appease farmers in the area amidst a massive scandal which involves eviction letters, threats of eviction from department officials via WhatsApp messages, bribery from department officials and various other issues. The meeting addressed issues related to state-owned land leased to farmers, which are now being cut short and unlawfully terminated by department officials. Several farmers in Mpumalanga received letters informing them that they would be evicted from state farms, and some have been lured into paying bribes to officials of up to R25 000 to have paperwork processed and the lease renewed. John Mabasa of Goedehoop farm said that his family had been farming on their family land for over two centuries. When he submitted a land claim in 1998 to formalize his family’s land holdings, the Department claimed that they had no records of the claim. In 2013, after a Public Protector finding instructed the Department to allocate him a farm, he was given caretakership on a portion of land. The award came with the condition that he should farm as part of a co-op. When he refused to pay R25 000 to ensure that a proposed business plan was approved by the Department, his land was advertised for occupation for interested new leases. Swazi Motha of Rietspruit farm is part of a group of three farmers who, in 2013, were granted a lease to a farm. In 2019, when asked to apply for financial assistance, they were told to “pay something” to facilitate the signing of the contract. They refused to pay the bribe, and received a letter of termination in 2019. To date, the department had been keeping mum on the issue. Although the enquiries from the Tribune ePaper have been acknowledged, no response had been received from the department despite several enquiries. However, in a turn of events that is laughable, to say the least, Didiza has assured the farmers that they will not be evicted from the farms, and claimed to have been in the dark amidst this saga, and did not authorize the eviction letters to be sent out. “There is not going to be any eviction and in any way of actions process in terms of state land, you’ll have to involve the Minister. And in this incident, those letters were not even given out with authorization of the Minister. So we agreed that there is not going to be any eviction of the farmers we are created in two weeks time the team from the property unit in the Department of Agriculture will come down and all those farmers who have got issues around their leases we’ll meet at the department so that those issues are resolved.” Didiza stated. This is of very little comfort to the affected farmers, as it is clear that there is a high level of confusion and collusion within the department. This is a developing story. Minister Didiza claims to be in the dark amidst scandal Minister Didiza claims to be in the dark amidst scandal 1/1 Share GK CRONJE 13 April 2021 "And in this incident, those letters were not even given out with authorization of the Minister. So we agreed that there is not going to be any eviction of the farmers we are created in two weeks time the team from the property unit in the Department of Agriculture will come down and all those farmers who have got issues around their leases we’ll meet at the department so that those issues are resolved.” The Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development Department minister, Thoko Didiza, on Sarturday held a meeting to appease farmers in the area amidst a massive scandal which involves eviction letters, threats of eviction from department officials via WhatsApp messages, bribery from department officials and various other issues. The meeting addressed issues related to state-owned land leased to farmers, which are now being cut short and unlawfully terminated by department officials. Several farmers in Mpumalanga received letters informing them that they would be evicted from state farms, and some have been lured into paying bribes to officials of up to R25 000 to have paperwork processed and the lease renewed. John Mabasa of Goedehoop farm said that his family had been farming on their family land for over two centuries. When he submitted a land claim in 1998 to formalize his family’s land holdings, the Department claimed that they had no records of the claim. In 2013, after a Public Protector finding instructed the Department to allocate him a farm, he was given caretakership on a portion of land. The award came with the condition that he should farm as part of a co-op. When he refused to pay R25 000 to ensure that a proposed business plan was approved by the Department, his land was advertised for occupation for interested new leases. Swazi Motha of Rietspruit farm is part of a group of three farmers who, in 2013, were granted a lease to a farm. In 2019, when asked to apply for financial assistance, they were told to “pay something” to facilitate the signing of the contract. They refused to pay the bribe, and received a letter of termination in 2019. To date, the department had been keeping mum on the issue. Although the enquiries from the Tribune ePaper have been acknowledged, no response had been received from the department despite several enquiries. However, in a turn of events that is laughable, to say the least, Didiza has assured the farmers that they will not be evicted from the farms, and claimed to have been in the dark amidst this saga, and did not authorize the eviction letters to be sent out. “There is not going to be any eviction and in any way of actions process in terms of state land, you’ll have to involve the Minister. And in this incident, those letters were not even given out with authorization of the Minister. So we agreed that there is not going to be any eviction of the farmers we are created in two weeks time the team from the property unit in the Department of Agriculture will come down and all those farmers who have got issues around their leases we’ll meet at the department so that those issues are resolved.” Didiza stated. This is of very little comfort to the affected farmers, as it is clear that there is a high level of confusion and collusion within the department. This is a developing story. < Previous Article Next Article >

“Baie geluk aan die twee dogters met die prestasies. EHS is trots op julle.” Erries presteer weer op atletiekbaan 1/2 Share SH HATTINGH 16 March 2021 “Baie geluk aan die twee dogters met die prestasies. EHS is trots op julle.” Op Saterdag, 6 Maart, het twee Erries aan die Athletics Vaal Triangle liga-byeenkoms deelgeneem. Carla Ferreira (o/17) behaal vierde plek in spiesgooi, met ‘n afstand van 38 meter. Michaela Hand (o/14) wen die gewigstoot met ‘n afstand van 10,62 meter. Sy behaal ook derde plek in skyfwerp, met ‘n afstand van 28,58 meter. “Baie geluk aan die twee dogters met die prestasies. EHS is trots op julle.” < Previous Article Next Article >

Thea-Rita spreek dank uit teenoor die gemeenskap 1/1 Share SM HATTINGH 19 October 2021 Die kopers van die bok, het weer die bok terug oorhandig aan die Tribune ePaper, waar dit goed gedink is om die bok aan die CMR Lighthouse te skenk. Op Saterdag, 16 Oktober, was daar ‘n fondsinsameling aangebied by Hein se Plaas, ten bate van Thea-Rita Botha (21), wat binnekort ‘n nieroorplanting moet ondergaan. Die gemeenskap was vermaak deur die bekende Pieter Naudé, asook Ermelo se eie bekende sangeres, Yolandie Terblanche. Daar was gesellig gekuier, en gedans dat die stof staan. Heerlike slaaie was voorgesit, asook twee verskillende soorte potjie kos. Tydens die funksie was ‘n blesbok opgeveil, waarna die bok weer terug gegee, is en weer opgeveil is. Daar was ook heerlike wyn wat opgeveil is. Met die veiling is daar ‘n enorme bedrag ingesamel. Die kopers van die bok, het weer die bok terug oorhandig aan die Tribune ePaper, waar dit goed gedink is om die bok aan die CMR Lighthouse te skenk. Elmarie Nel, Thea-Rita se ma wil graag van die geleentheid gebruik maak om die volgende mense te bedank vir hul enorme bydrae: “Hein se Plaas, Midtest, Tribune ePaper, PanSolutions, Pick n Pay, Midway 2, SPAR Orient Apteek, die skenker van die blesbok wat graag anoniem wil bly, die Hoëvelder, AJO2 Water, Marinus Snyman, wat die afslaeër was, en dan vir Yolandie Terblanche, asook Pieter Naudé, vir die vermaak. Laastens, maar nie die minste nie, al die lede van die gemeenskap wat die aand bygewoon het, en aan elke donateur wat ‘n bydrae gelewer het, ons as gesin waardeer dit opreg.” Daar is tans steeds ‘n trust rekening by Pas Prokureurs. Persone wat ‘n bydrae wil maak, is welkom om die fondse in die trust rekening in te betaal. Pieter Stofberg Ingelyf Trust, Trustrekening FNB, Tak kode: 270 344, Rekening nommer: 620 921 503 26, Verwysing: BOT235/1. < Previous Article Next Article >

Daar was ń 100% slaagsyfer in verskeie vakgebiede. EHS blink uit by dristrik- en streek prysuitdelings 1/2 Share SM HATTINGH 25 February 2022 Daar was ń 100% slaagsyfer in verskeie vakgebiede. Onlangs was die Gert Sibande-Distriksprysuitdeling en die Msukaligwa-Streeksprysuitdeling vir die Graad 12-uitslae van 2021 gehou. Hoërskool Ermelo het verskeie puik toekennings ontvang. Ons skool, personeel en EHS se topkandidaat vir 2021, Leandri Viviers, is vereer vir hul harde werk en deursettingsvermoë deur die skooljaar. Ons is trots op elke individu wat hul goed van hul taak gekwyt het en wil elkeen gelukwens met hul prestasies. Hier volg die uitslae. Gert Sibande: Die skool het by die Gert Sibande-prysuitdeling ‘n toekenning ontvang vir Uitstaande Akademiese Vertoning. EHS se topkandidaat vir 2021 het drie toekennings ontvang, naamlik: Beste leerder in Toerisme, Beste leerder in Engels Eerste Addisionele Taal en Top 10 in provinsie. Msukaligwa: Die skool is een van die beste drie skole met die meeste Baccalaureus toelatings in die streek. Daar was ń 100% slaagsyfer in die volgende vakgebiede: Me. Gerda van Zyl - Afrikaans Huistaal, Me. Diana Loots - Afrikaans Eerste Addisionele Taal, Me. Erna Schoeman - English Home Language, Me. Lynelle Grobler - English First Additional Language, Me. Marita Moolman - Ekonomie, Me. Elana Fourie - Wiskundige Geletterdheid & Toersime, Me. Cea du Plooy - Lewensoriëntering, Me. Carin van der Merwe - Visuele Kuns, Me. Elsa Matthee - Gasvryheidstudies en Mnr. Faans van der Merwe - Landbouwetenskap & Landboubestuur. Me. Elana Fourie het die prys ontvang vir die beste Wiskundige Geletterdheidonderwyser in die streek. Baie geluk aan almal wat uitgeblink het by die geleentheid. Ons harte loop oor van trots. - Soos ontvang vanaf skool < Previous Article Next Article >

The SAPS requests assistance from the public in identifying 2 bodies, which were found on 2 March 2020 and 2 August 2019, respectively. The body of an unidentified male, estimated between 30 and 35 years of age, clad in a white T-shirt and blue tracksuit pants was found in a field next to the R546, between Kinross and Evander. The second unidentified body is African male, who was run over and killed by a bus, also on the R546. The man was wearing a lime green T-shirt and denim, and estimated to be between 35 and 40 years old. Individuals with information regarding the identity, or his next of kin, are requested to contact Sgt Ngubeni at 060 815 4630 or 017 632 2322. Next of kin sought Next of kin sought 1/1 Share GK CRONJE 14 July 2020 The body of an unidentified male, estimated between 30 and 35 years of age, clad in a white T-shirt and blue tracksuit pants was found in a field next to the R546, between Kinross and Evander. The second unidentified body is African male, who was run over and killed by a bus, also on the R546. The man was wearing a lime green T-shirt and denim, and estimated to be between 35 and 40 years old. The SAPS requests assistance from the public in identifying 2 bodies, which were found on 2 March 2020 and 2 August 2019, respectively. The body of an unidentified male, estimated between 30 and 35 years of age, clad in a white T-shirt and blue tracksuit pants was found in a field next to the R546, between Kinross and Evander. The second unidentified body is African male, who was run over and killed by a bus, also on the R546. The man was wearing a lime green T-shirt and denim, and estimated to be between 35 and 40 years old. Individuals with information regarding the identity, or his next of kin, are requested to contact Sgt Ngubeni at 060 815 4630 or 017 632 2322. < Previous Article Next Article >

UFS warns against WhatsApp voicenote 1/1 Share GK CRONJE 26 January 2021 “The voice clip is premature and was shared with a small group, from where it went viral." The University of the Free State (UFS) has stated that it is in the process of preparing a clinical trial protocol to determine the efficacy of Ivermectin in the fight against COVID-19. This is being handled by FARMOVS, a wholly-owned clinical research company of the university, together with several medical and scientific experts at the university. The clinical trial protocol will be for a randomised, controlled study according to the requirements of the legal professions, to submit it for approval to the relevant national regulatory authority. UFS management distanced the institution from a viral WhatsApp voice clip that is being circulated, in which reference is made to a particular meeting, and mention is made of the role the institution is playing in establishing the efficacy of Ivermectin to treat COVID-19. “The voice clip is premature and was shared with a small group, from where it went viral. The voice clip is also not factual, specifically regarding the university and its alleged opinion pertaining to the usage and need for scientific investigation into the matter. The UFS is committed to rigorous science and evidence-based research, and both FARMOVS and the university fully support the published opinions and guidelines of SAHPRA and the scientific advisory boards established by the scientific community, as well as the stance of the SA government on Ivermectin for COVID-19.” The university statement comes as AfriForum said it had brought an urgent court application against the SA Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) and Dr Zweli Mkhize, minister of health, to ensure that Ivermectin developed for human consumption is available to doctors who want to prescribe it to treat COVID-19. SAHPRA has until now failed to approve applications by doctors, which were brought in terms of section 21 of the Medicines and Related Substances Act, to have Ivermectin approved for the treatment of COVID-19 patients. < Previous Article Next Article >

Dankie aan al die deelnemers vir julle betrokkenheid, oorspronklikheid, skoonheid en vermaak. Landties blink uit op alle vlakke Op die foto staan (v.l.n.r): Me. Sune Wolmarans, Mejuffrou Landtie: Sharon Eggar, Meneer Landtie: Juan Zeelie en Me. Sonnike Lombard tydens die kroning van Mnr en Mej Landtie. Op die foto staan (v.l.n.r): Me. Sune Wolmarans, Mejuffrou Landtie: Sharon Eggar, Meneer Landtie: Juan Zeelie en Me. Sonnike Lombard tydens die kroning van Mnr en Mej Landtie. 1/1 Share SM HATTINGH 2 March 2022 Dankie aan al die deelnemers vir julle betrokkenheid, oorspronklikheid, skoonheid en vermaak. Maandag, 14 Februarie. Die groot dag breek aan vir almal wat verlief, verlore en opsoek is. Hoeveel harte gebreek is en hoeveel harte na die dag ongeskonde gebly het sal ons net kan wonder. Maar nietemin was Landtieland verander in Wonderland. Heerlike eetgoed het honger magies volgemaak en al die oortollige energie is al dansend verbrand. Baie dankie aan al die ouers wat ons gehelp het, met donasies, borge, saaldekor en opmaak tot laat in die aande. Dankie aan elke Graad 11 en Graad 11-ouer wat gesorg het vir al die Valentyn items wat ons kon verkoop en dat julle dit met soveel entoesiasme gedoen het. Dis ‘n riem onder ons harte. Juffrou Nelanie, baie dankie vir al jou organisering. Dit was puik. Sonder jou was ons ‘n druppel in die emmer. “Sal jy my Valentyn wees?”, was egter nie die hoofvraag aan die orde van die dag nie. NEE! “Wie is meneer en mejuffrou Landtie?”, het koning gekraai. Na stresvolle onderhoude, opwindende fotosessies, modeparade loop, vrae beantwoord en wag vir uitslae - was die skrif aan die muur: Meneer Landtie: Juan Zeelie, Mejuffrou Landtie: Sharon Eggar, Eerste Prins: Ludwig Venter, Eerste Prinses: Melandri Meiring, Tweede Prins: Albert Smit, Tweede Prinses: Doné Smit, Meneer Persoonlikheid: Ludwig Venter, Mejuffrou Persoonlikheid: Sharon Eggar, Meneer Fotogenies: Ludwig Venter en Mejuffrou Fotogenies: Dominic Snyman. Baie dankie aan ons beoordeelaars vir julle tyd en opoffering. Mnr. Kobus Venter - Model en eienaar van Venter Konstruksie in Bethal, Me. Tanya Maartens - Eienaar van Jenesaisquoi Modelling Academy, Me. Sonnike Lombard - Oud Landtie en Mrs Mpumalanga finalis 2022 en Me. Sune Wolmarans - Oud Landtie en Mrs Mpumalanga finalis 2022. Dankie aan al die deelnemers vir julle betrokkenheid, oorspronklikheid, skoonheid en vermaak. Julle is almal wenners! En ‘n besondere dankie vir ons eregaste van die ouetehuis van die dorp wat ons kom ondersteun het en dat ons so aand saam met julle kon deel. - Soos ontvang vanaf skool < Previous Article Next Article >

Eskom takes swift action against apathetic management Kriel power station, one of the plants causing the load shedding. Kriel power station, one of the plants causing the load shedding. 1/1 Share GK CRONJE 8 September 2020 There are 5 000MW of capacity currently on planned maintenance, and 10 950MW (12 units over the past seven days) on unplanned breakdowns. This has culminated in an approximately 3 000MW energy demand deficit, aggravated by very high demand during the cold front. The Board is pleased that some units have since returned to service, but is aware that the level of failures is unacceptably high. In response to the escalation of load shedding to Stage 4 recently, the Eskom Board is working closely with the Executive Management to speedily resolve the matter. There are 5 000MW of capacity currently on planned maintenance, and 10 950MW (12 units over the past seven days) on unplanned breakdowns. This has culminated in an approximately 3 000MW energy demand deficit, aggravated by very high demand during the cold front. The Board is pleased that some units have since returned to service, but is aware that the level of failures is unacceptably high. Whilst it is true that the aging fleet is plagued by legacy issues of neglect and omitted maintenance and is therefore susceptible to unpredictable breakdowns, it is also true that the situation is exacerbated by serious issues of apathetic behavior by some management staff. It is for this reason that the Board has come out strongly in support of Group Chief Executive (GCE), Mr. André de Ruyter, in his action yesterday morning of summarily suspending the Tutuka and Kendal power station managers pending disciplinary inquiries. Further interventions are ongoing at the Kriel and Duvha power stations. Engagements have been held with other power station managers to ensure that the previous culture of weak consequence management will no longer be the norm and will no longer be tolerated at Eskom. The Executive has, in the meantime, deployed three senior generation managers to the sites in question (Duvha, Kriel, Tutuka and Kendal power stations) to provide leadership and oversight in person. The Board and executives are fully cognizant of the substantial strain that load shedding exerts on the wellbeing of citizens, on an already depressed economy and are committed to attaining sustainability and reliability of the Eskom generation plant. The Board and Executive Management have met twice in the past two days, with the Minister of Public Enterprises, Mr. Pravin Gordhan, to interrogate the systemic causes of the load shedding and the measures being taken to repair breakdowns. In these meetings it has been agreed that an urgent culture change and high-level competence enhancement across all 44 000 staff, which the GCE began upon his arrival, should be accelerated, promoted and strongly supported. < Previous Article Next Article >

'n Agterklap-botsing tussen ‘n Volkswagen en Nissan bakkie het bestuurders met hul hande in die hare gehad op Donderdag aand, 13 Mei 2021. Na aanleiding van ooggetuies, het die bestuurder van die Nissan deurgeloop nadat die bestuurder van die Volkswagen die lengte onderskat het tussen die twee voertuie. Die Volkswagen het met redelike spoen teen die linker-agterkant van die Nissan bakkie gebots terwyl dié gewag het om te draai, en is hewig beskadig. Tydens die botsing was geen ernstige beserings aangemeld nie, en IGAGU se medici het reggestaan om behandeling toe te pas. Van Wettens Insleepdiens was, soos altyd, spoedig op die toneel om hulp te verleen. Botsing knip voertuig se lewensduur kort Botsing knip voertuig se lewensduur kort 1/2 Share GK CRONJE 18 May 2021 Tydens die botsing was geen ernstige beserings aangemeld nie, en IGAGU se medici het reggestaan om behandeling toe te pas. 'n Agterklap-botsing tussen ‘n Volkswagen en Nissan bakkie het bestuurders met hul hande in die hare gehad op Donderdag aand, 13 Mei 2021. Na aanleiding van ooggetuies, het die bestuurder van die Nissan deurgeloop nadat die bestuurder van die Volkswagen die lengte onderskat het tussen die twee voertuie. Die Volkswagen het met redelike spoen teen die linker-agterkant van die Nissan bakkie gebots terwyl dié gewag het om te draai, en is hewig beskadig. Tydens die botsing was geen ernstige beserings aangemeld nie, en IGAGU se medici het reggestaan om behandeling toe te pas. Van Wettens Insleepdiens was, soos altyd, spoedig op die toneel om hulp te verleen. < Previous Article Next Article >

Die toneel is `n kombinasie van digkuns, sang, ballet en drama. Die optrede het te Roodepoort teater in Johannesburg plaasgevind, op 14 Augustus 2021. ATKV Tienertoneel maak golwe 1/1 Share SM HATTINGH 24 August 2021 Die toneel is `n kombinasie van digkuns, sang, ballet en drama. Die optrede het te Roodepoort teater in Johannesburg plaasgevind, op 14 Augustus 2021. “Kettings” vertel die verhaal van `n dogter wat haarself moet vergewe. Deur die loop van die verhaal praat sy met drie karakters/spoke, mense van haar verlede wat oorlede is. Deur hierdie gesprekke vind sy bevryding, en is dit vir haar moontlik om meer en meer kettings van haarself af te haal. Janneke de Villiers het die hoofrol vertolk, en Lohan Coetzee het die rol van die beste vriend gespeel. René Walters het die rol van haar ma gespeel, en Marzé du Plessis het die rol van haar sussie gespeel. Die toneel is `n kombinasie van digkuns, sang, ballet en drama. Die optrede het te Roodepoort teater in Johannesburg plaasgevind, op 14 Augustus 2021. Mari Molefe van Heerden en Pietie Beyers was as beoordelaars aangewys, en Janneke de Villiers, Lohan Coetzee, René Walters en Marzé du Plessis was betrokke by die toneelspel. Janneke de Villiers het spesiale bedanking ontvang vir spel in die produksie, en het brons behaal. Renske van Niekerk, ‘n Ligbron onderwyser, het spesiale dank ontvang vir stelontwerp en -inkleding, en het silwer behaal. < Previous Article Next Article >

LUR Shongwe besoek Ermelo, bedank plaaslike GPF 1/2 Share GK CRONJE 7 June 2022 Shongwe het ook ‘n skerp waarskuwing uitgestuur na SAPS lede en bevelvoerders wat die werk van die GPF ondermyn. Vusi Shongwe, LUR vir veiligheid en sekuriteit in Mpumalanga, het op Vrydag, 3 Junie 2022, Ermelo besoek om sy lof uit te spreek teenoor die plaaslike Gemeenskaps Polisie Forum (GPF). Die GPF, wyer bekend as CPF, is doodgewone lede van die gemeenskap wat hand aan hand met die SAPS en ander sekuriteit sektors werk om misdaad te bekamp. Dié lede ontvang egter tot hede geen vergoeding vir hul diens aan die gemeenskap nie, en doen die vrywilligheidswerk per eie keuse. Shongwe het egter tydens sy toespraak aan die SAPS, stasiebevelvoerders en GPF lede, gestaaf dat hy ‘n skrywe gerig het aan die regering om fondse opsy te sit vir toelae aan aktiewe GPF lede. Shongwe het sy opregte waardering uitgespreek teenoor die lede van die GPF, wat ‘n tasbare verskil maak in die misdaadsyfer in Ermelo en die omliggende omgewing. Shongwe het ook ‘n skerp waarskuwing uitgestuur na lede en bevelvoerders wat die werk van die GPF ondermyn, en versuim om hul samewerking te verleen tydens patrollie en misdaad tonele. Shongwe het verder die misdaad situasie in Ermelo betreur, veral met fokus op die bendes wat die informele nedersettings se inwoners teister, beroof, verkrag en vermoor op ‘n daaglikse basis. Hy het bevestig dat ‘n daadwerklike plan van aksie in die pyplyn is om die bende geweld te stuit, en uiteindelik op te los. Die departement het ‘n skenking aan die GPF lede oorhandig, wat bestaan uit ‘n GPF baadjie en kep met die embleem, sowel as ‘n swaardiens flitslig, wat uiteraard handig te pas sal kom in Ermelo se donker woonbuurte. Sien meer foto’s, sowel as die LUR se “live stream” toespraak op ons Facebook blad, Tribune Ermelo. < Previous Article Next Article >