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FICKSBURG. – While most South Afri-cans are celebrating the 20th anniversaryof democracy and freedom, Julia Frees ofCaledon Park near Ficksburg has not hadreason to celebrate. She has described hersituation as having lived in a cave with noprivacy for 20 years.Frees has been sharing a four-roomed

house with her neighbours.“We have been living in that house

because we have no alternative. It is like acave,” she says.Apparently, these houses were built by

the apartheid government. They arefour-roomed houses with two outsidedoors. Two families live in each house,separated only by the wall.However, life will be different from now

on for 20 families in Caledon as thesehouses will be demolished. Some of thehouses have already been demolished andfive-room houses are being built, courtesyof Operation Hlasela.The houses were demolished last

Tuesday by the Free State ProvincialGovernment, led by Premier Ace Ma-gashule, during the Operation HlaselaOutreach Campaign in the township ofMeqheleng in Ficksburg.The families whose houses have been

demolished are being housed in theshelters which were temporarily built forthem by the Setsoto Local Municipality.“I am over the moon, even though the

house is not complete. I never thought thatone day the ANC government would dothis for me,” said Frees.She said the condition of the house that

they were living in were not conducive toa good life.“Life was very hard in that house. You

could see the neighbour through the walland obviously there was no privacy.”

Although overjoyed at finally havinga house she can call her own, themother of three said she was also worriedthat her husband who had disappearedmany years ago might come back to claimthe house.“I am afraid. I am wondering what will

happen should my husband come back andclaim ownership of the house. He is nowliving in Johannesburg with anotherwoman,” she said.

Frees said the house was registered withthe husband who did not want to comehome anymore.“We came here after he was given the

house by his cousin. So it is clear that hecan come at any time and do as hewishes.”However, the premier promised her that

would never happen.“He can’t kick you out of the house. We

will make sure that we register the house

in your name. We’ll build this house foryou,” he said.When asked why they were demolishing

houses instead of building for those whodid not have a house, he said, “We don’twant to see those kraals which peoplerefer to as houses. We want people to livein quality houses.“We’ll keep on building for our people.

They should be taken closer to the towns,”he said.

Houses cement hopeBetter livingconditions inCaledon Park

ACE MAGASHULE (in yellow), the premier of the Free State, with some members of his government looking at the five­room housesbeing built for the people of Caledon Park, No 1 in Ficksburg. Photo: Tladi Moloi

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PHUTHADITJHABA. – Dr Aliza leRoux, senior lecturer in the Depart-ment of Zoology and Entomology onthe Qwaqwa Campus of the Universi-ty of the Free State (UFS), wasselected as a member of the 2014South African Young Academy ofScience (SAYAS).

Le Roux, a member of the Vice-Chancellor’s Prestige ScholarsProgramme at the UFS, is also aSouth African National ResearchFoundation-rated (NRF) scientist (Y2)and the winner of the UFS Vice-Chan-cellor’s Excellence in Teaching Awardin 2013.

She sees her selection to SAYAS asan unique opportunity to help changethe face of science in South Africa. LeRoux hopes to use her skills asproject leader in social media, as wellas her own learning experiences on arural campus, to inspire especiallyecological research in a country sorich in its own natural heritage.

The SAYAS selection committeewas impressed by the high level ofacademic merit and the depth of thenominations they received.

“Your membership is critical incontributing to many of the vitalactivities and the functioning ofSAYAS, and we look forward to youractive contributions to the furtherdevelopment and growth of the youngacademy,” said Prof. Aldo Stroebel,chairperson of the SAYAS selectioncommittee.

“Le Roux is an outstanding youngscientist on our Qwaqwa Campus,”Prof. Corli Witthuhn, vice-rector ofresearch at the UFS, said.

“She is not only an outstandingresearcher, but has also receivedprizes during the past year for herdedication to teaching. I am veryexcited about the young researcherson our Qwaqwa Campus with Alizaas one of the leaders, and I amlooking forward to what else they canachieve in the next five years.”

In the past decade, Le Roux focusedher research on the cognitive andcommunicative skills of wild mam-mals in South Africa and Ethiopia.

She spent four years as a post-doc-toral research fellow at the Universityof Michigan, leading to ground-break-ing research on the cognitive andcommunicative underpinnings ofgelada monkey behaviour.

Her current work encompasses anNRF-funded project on paternal carein bat-eared foxes, and experimentalresearch on spatial cognition in wildsamango monkeys. She is alsoinvolved in discussions with theEndangered Wildlife Trust to researchthe mitigation of road-kill incidentsin South Africa.

Le Roux hopes to combine cognitiveecology with more applied conserva-tion questions in order to raise theprofile of behavioural ecology as adiscipline. She believes strongly ininvolving the public with scientificresearch.

Honourfor UFSlecturer

DR ALIZA LE ROUX, senior lecturer inthe Department of Zoology and Ento­mology on the Qwaqwa Campus ofthe University of the Free State, wasselected as a member of the 2014South African Young Academy ofScience (SAYAS).

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QWAQWA. – Dr Benny Malakoane, theMEC for Health in the Free State, says hewas happy with the statement made by theNational Council of Provinces (NCOP) whenthey reported that they were impressedwith the health facilities in Thabo Mofut-sanyana.

The NCOP indicated this during theirrecent visit at the district municipalitywhich was dedicated as NCOP Week.

However, Malakoane said they would notget carried away by that statement as theystill had some challenges.

“Among some of the challenges that weare faced with are a shortage of doctors.Most of the medical practitioners that wehave in the department have their ownsurgeries. So it is very hard to leveragetheir cooperation as they get salaries fromthe national department. But we areworking on that,” he said.

Commenting on the latest statistics fromStatistics South Africa that indicated thatThabo Mofutsanyana was the worst offregarding tuberculoses in the provincefollowed by Xhariep, he said: “Stats SAmade it clear that their stats are beingguided by death certificates. And thismeans two things. One, the person whodeclared the real cause of death on thecertificates being unethical. Two, that weare fair in our way of declaring. I wonderwhat the statistics will be like if everydistrict were to declare the real cause ofdeath on the certificate. Other provinces or

districts wouldn’t declare it at all.”He said they were really concerned about

the statistics, so they were going all out.“We are on a door-to-door campaign

profiling families. We are going witheverything that is needed to treat patients.It is more of a clinic or a hospital inpeople’s houses,” he concluded.

Health facilities impress

DR BENNY MALAKOANE, the MEC for Health in the Free State. Photo: Tladi Moloi

‘Among some of thechallenges that we arefaced with are a short­age of doctors. Most ofthe medical practition­ers that we have in thedepartment have their

own surgeries.’

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SENEKAL. – The Senekal police arelooking for a suspect who allegedly killedTseleng Elizabeth Mtapane (84) and theyare appealing to the community to help.

Matapane was found dead inside hershack in Matwabeng near Senekal.

Cpt. Phumelelo Dhlamini of the Ficks-burg SAPS communication services saysthe lifeless body of Matapane was found byher neighbours.

He says it is alleged the neighbours wentto Matapane’s house to look for her afterthey last saw her on the Sunday and theywere concerned, because she never disap-peared for that long.

“The neighbours became suspicious whenthey did not see her on Monday morning

and went to knock at the door. There wasno response. Other neighbours were calledin to assist.

“When the police arrived at the scenethey broke down the door to gain entranceand found the deceased lying on her bedalone.

“At this stage it is suspected that thecause of her death might be suffocationwith a pillow that was lying next to herbody, because there are no visible inju-ries.”

Dhlamini says anyone who knows or hasinformation about the suspect can call theSenekal detectives on 082-301-9719.) Meanwhile, in another incident inFicksburg, a 26-year-old Indian woman washijacked.

Her white Lexus vehicle with registration

NR CYANIDE FS was stolen and she wasalso robbed of her silver wrist watch,Samsung cellphone and bank credit cards.

“It is alleged that her vehicle was parkedin Fontein Street. After she had enteredand closed the door of the vehicle, anunknown African man approached her andrequested her to open up the driver’s sidewindow.

“Then he pointed a firearm (pistol) at herand told her to move over to the passen-ger’s seat. He then opened up the door anddrove the vehicle to Meqheleng where heleft her alone in the street.

“The suspect was wearing a grey T-shirtand is about 1,68 m tall,” Dhlamini says.

Anyone who has information about thesuspect can call the Ficksburg detectiveson 082-301-9578.

Police requesting community’s co-operation

HARRISMITH. – The Engen and TruckingWellness Campaign, an initiative of theNational Bargaining Council for the RoadFreight and Logistics Industry (NBCRFLI),have once again joined hands to bring theDriver Wellness Campaign to the communi-ty of Harrismith in the Free State.

The Engen Driver Wellness Campaignwas launched at the Harrismith truck stopon the N3 highway, last Wednesday and thetruck drivers were attended to free ofcharge.

Now in its fourth year, the DriverWellness Campaign is an annual initiativeby Engen aimed at educating long-distancetruck drivers about the importance ofmaintaining a healthy lifestyle whilst onthe road and servicing the economy. Overthe next six months until mid-Novemberthe campaign will visit 20 Engen sites.

Campaign stops include selected Engentruck stops and retail sites. Drivers havethe opportunity to receive free voluntaryscreening in mobile clinics administered byqualified nurses and counsellors.

Checks for high blood pressure, cholester-ol, diabetes, tuberculosis, Body Mass Index(BMI) and HIV/Aids are undertaken. Theprogramme also provides a referral servicewhere required.

In 2013, over 870 drivers presentedthemselves for screening. This year the aimis to increase the number of driversscreened by 30%.

“As Engen we are pleased to continue toplay a pivotal role in educating and raisingawareness about the impact of health issuesand chronic diseases on road safety for allroad users,” says Tasneem Sulaiman-Bray,Engen’s general manager: Corporate Affairs.

“The Driver Wellness initiative is aimedat raising awareness around health issuesthat have a direct impact on road safety byhelping drivers to make better and well-in-formed choices. We believe initiatives such

as this can make a real difference to roadsafety in the long run and encourage ahealthy lifestyle change in professionaldrivers,” says Sulaiman-Bray.

The Harrismith N3 truck stop is one of

many around the country where truckdrivers rest overnight after spending longhours on the road during the day.

The campaign is set to visit most provin-ces.

Campaign for drivers launched

PORTIA MBATHA (left) and Thabitha Mookwana, both nurses, were captured attendingto a truck driver, Jacob Lekoko, during the Engen Driver Wellness Campaign in Harrismith.

Photo: Supplied

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FICKSBURG. – The FicksburgShow Grounds were covered inthe different colours of Free Statecitizens who proudly dressed intheir different traditional attire tocelebrate Heritage Day.

The annual provincialcelebration saw the Free Stateleadership of Premier AceMagashule, Mathabo Leeto, theMEC for Sport, Arts, Cultureand Recreation, MzebenziZwane, the MEC for EconomicDevelopment, EnvironmentalAffairs and Small BusinessEnterprises, leading by exampleas they were dressed in theirtraditional attire.

People who were transportedfor free from their respectivetowns within the province wereentertained for the better part ofthe day with the traditionalmusic of Ntabanyane, PuseletsoSeema, Phuzekhemisi, XoliNosenga, Rumo la Koebe andseveral others.

When addressing the massesMagashule and Leeto stressed theimportance of cultural pride andexpression of one’s culturalidentity, that communities canonly progress when there isself-awareness of one’s heritageand identity.

Magashule said: “It is impor-tant that we invite the elders tocome and teach our youth moreabout their culture.

“I can assure you if we canget that right we will never seeour children using drugs anddrinking beer and they will neverjoin gangs.”) See more pictures on p 4.

FS celebrates its colourful heritage

DANCE: Some of the people who attended the Free State provincial Heritage Day Celebration at the Ficksburg Show Grounds enjoy themselvesdancing. Photo: Tladi Moloi

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HERITAGE DAY IN PICTURES

A TRADITIONAL GROUP from Mashaeng near Fouriesburg entertained the crowd at the Heritage Day Celebration.

THE Thobios traditional group from Thabong near Welkom was among the groups that entertained theFree State citizens at the Heritage Day celebrations.

THESE little ones also attended the Heritage Day celebration dressedup in their traditional outfits. They are from the left Lerato Seapesa,MolebohengMohohlo, Karabelo Sisewane, KamoheloMoloi, PuseletsoPhatsisi, Tiisetso Mabisela and Mosa Thibela.

HERITAGE DAY IN PICTURES

KARABO MOLAPO, Palesa Molapo and Kananelo Tshabalala at the Heritage Day celebrations.

PULENGTLAKEandher twin sister, Pulane, fromFicksburg.

MZEBENZI ZWANE, MEC for Economic Development, EnvironmentalAffairs and Small Business Enterprises, and Chere Makhoba, memberof theMayoral Committee (MMC) for Infrastructure at the ThaboMofut­sanyana District Municipality. Photos: Tladi Moloi

Unity in diversityon Heritage Day

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LADYSMITH. – The Free State andKwaZulu-Natal Government, in partner-ship with Eskom, have launched an HIVCounselling and Testing Campaign atEskom’s Ingula Pump Storage Scheme inLadysmith.Cyril Ramaphosa, the deputy president

of South Africa, was expected to launchthe campaign. He could, however, notattend the event due to the SouthernAfrican Development Community’sinvolvement in Lesotho.Jeff Radebe, minister in the presidency,

showed up to launch the campaign.“This campaign is unique. It is the first

campaign to be conducted by two provinc-es and the first after the fifth democraticelections,” Radebe said.“People need to know their HIV and

Aids status. When they know their status,they will know to live a healthy lifestyle.This country can have skilled workers fora long time.”He indicated that people were no longer

dying from HIV/Aids-related diseases atthe same rate as before.“The stats have shown that people with

HIV can live three years longer thanbefore – this is the result of the ARVs.Knowing their status makes people livelonger and be wiser.“We are happy that Eskom has created

a platform for employees, contractors andthe community of the nearby villages.”Radebe thanked all health workers who

are risking their lives to better the livesof other South Africans.“I really want to thank all health

workers for the job they are doing. I sowish they can keep doing that until wefind a cure.“We must not lose hope, we must have

the spirit of Nelson Mandela who keptbelieving that freedom would come evenwhen he was in prison,” said Radebe.Dr Joe Phaahla, deputy minister of

health, also expressed his excitementabout the campaign.“I am happy that there are companies

working with government to fight thispandemic. They must also screen fortuberculosis, diabetes and any type ofcancer,” Phaahla said.“We must be committed to our health,

making sure that we care for our livesand those of the ones we love.“The Abstain, Be faithful and

Condomise method is still relevant, sothere will no harm in applying it,” heconcluded.

HIV awarenessencouraged

JEFF RADEBE

MOHAUNGNTHEDI andMalehanaMotlohi.

MYRA BRIEDENHANN (Thabo Mofutsanya­na Arts and Culture head) and BarrySwanepoel (acting director: Arts and Cul­ture at the Free State Department of Sport,Arts, Culture and Recreation).

Dressed tothe nines forHeritage Day

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THE country’s gr. 9 learners are wrestlingwith a very difficult issue: choosing whichsubjects they will take for the rest of theirschool careers on which they will ultimatelybe tested during the National Senior Certifi-cate exams in 2017.It is an exceptionally hard choice to make

which will have a profound impact on therest of their lives.“Gr. 9 learners must choose their subjects

with care, and not before they have thor-oughly done their homework about theimplications of their choice,” says Dr FelicityCoughlan, director of The IndependentInstitute of Education.“Although it is a big task for 15-year-olds

to make such an important decision, itshould be looked at as an exciting first stepinto their future as adults. And if they stickto certain guidelines, the challenge cancertainly become less intimidating.”

Who do you want to be?Many young people will hope to pass

matric well enough to be able to studyfurther. Some will have aspirations fordegrees that are very strict about requiredsubjects and performance.If you are clear about what you want to

do, check out the websites of both public andprivate higher education institutions toverify their requirements, and let that guideyour subject choices.Very importantly, look at a range of

different institutions and courses withinyour field to allow yourself some choice.

What if you do not know?For those who are not yet 100% sure about

what they want to be when they grow up,Coughlan suggests making choices that willkeep a wide range of options open.“There is a list of designated subjects

which are the ones that higher educationinstitutions require for admission. Ensurethat all your subjects are drawn from thatlist, unless you are absolutely sure you wantto pursue a career that won’t require highereducation.“But don’t make that decision lightly, as

you may well change your mind later on.”

Gateway subjects leave you with room tomanoeuvre laterCertain subjects such as Maths and

Science allow you to keep your options open,as many areas of further study require them.If you are one of the many who struggle

with precisely these subjects, it may beworth keeping only one of them so that youcan focus your efforts. Maths Literacy mustonly be taken as a last resort, as doing sowill severely limit your choices.

What makes you happy?It is important to pursue a field which

genuinely interests you, as the vast majorityof your life will be spent working, andeverything is just so much better when youdo something you love. Determine whichsubjects mirror your interests and careerdreams, and include them.

What are you good at?Choose at least two subjects that you really

enjoy and in which you can do well – even ifyour friends think those are not “cool” or“real” subjects. Remember that admission tohigher education is performance-based, so itmakes sense to do very well in some subjectsrather than badly in all of them because youchose only gateway subjects.

Bring on the world of workIf you do not want to pursue a degree after

matric, making subject choices will be amore flexible endeavour.The South African National Senior

Certificate has four levels of pass. One ofthem is the degree pass, but you could alsoqualify for diploma or higher certificatestudy. These two qualifications, which arenormally vocationally or career-focused,could give you access straight to the world ofwork and even degree study if you wanted todo this later.There are also options in public and

private FET Colleges, or you may even wantto start your own business. In these cases, apass that enables access to higher educationmay not be as important, and it makes senseto include Business or Information Technolo-gy-geared subjects.

Above all, rememberKeep your options as wide open as you can

for as long as you can, so that if your needsand interests and aspirations change by thetime you are 17, you are not boxed into acorner by the decisions you made today.

Gr. 9’s subjectchoice guided

BETHLEHEM.– Apostle Samuel Raboteng of theHouse of Glory Global Church ( HGGC) and hisoutreach team recently visited the Silahliweinformal settlement of Bohlokong near Bethlehemas part of their charity outreach.The outreach saw the church donating new

Bibles, clothes, school necessities and groceries to19 families.Among the beneficiaries were Dikotsi Mokoena

(84) who is living on his own in a shack. Thechurch members were touched by the livingconditions of the old man.They felt Mokoena was too old and he needed

someone to look after him. The team spring-cleaned his house, bathed him, put new clothes onand cooked for him.He also received a home makeover when the

team replaced his rags with new house-fittings,including a bed, blankets and kitchen utensils.The other heart-warming story was that of two

orphans also staying in a small replacement shackafter their main shack had burned down with alltheir valuable belongings. Lucky (24) and Sibongile(16) Motsoeneng do not get a grant or any othermeans of income, except for when Lucky getsmenial piece jobs as a handy man. They have alittle sister of eight living with a relative inLindley. The settlement comprises people who aredisabled, poverty stricken, unschooled and over-crowded in small shacks. Man of God ApostleSamuel Raboteng was touched as he prayed forsick people and the living conditions that thepeople in this community live in. The HGGCoutreach team held a prayer, praise and worshipsession and addressed the people.

HGGC helps the needy

APOSTLE SAMUEL RABOTENG of the House of Glory Global Church (HGGC) is addressing the community of the Silahliwe informalsettlement in Bohlokong near Bethlehem during their charity outreach.

THE House of Glory Global Church ( HGGC) outreach team washing and cleaningfor Dikotsi Mokoena (84) of the Silahliwe informal settlement in Bohlokong nearBethlehem. Photos: Supplied

CHILDREN and teachers at the ABC Day­care Centre in Bohlokong near Bethlehem dressed in their cultural outfits in celebrationof Heritage Day. Photo: Tladi Moloi

All dressed up for Heritage Day

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MALUTI FET COLLEGE secured a pointaway in Cape Town, while Jomo Cosmos andBlack Leopards registered a first win of theseason in the National First Division (NFD).

Cape Town All Stars 0-0 Maluti FETCollege: Cape Town All Stars were held to agoalless draw against Maluti FET College onFriday night. The Cape side are on fourpoints, while Maluti are bottom of the tablewith one point.

Milano United 0-0 Witbank Spurs: MilanoUnited played to a goalless draw at thePhilippi Stadium on Friday night. The drawmoved Milano to 11 points and Spurs to eightpoints.

Thanda Royal Zulu 1-1 Royal Eagles:Thanda Royal Zulu and Royal Eagles sharedthe spoils in the Durban Derby on Saturday.Thanda have seven points while Eagles areon four points.

FC Cape Town 2-0 Garankuwa United: FCCape Town continued their good start to theseason with a 2-0 win over GarankuwaUnited on Saturday. Joseph Mhlongo andLoyiso Simandla’s goals helped the Cape sidemove back to the top of the table with 12points while United remain on five points.

Golden Arrows 1-0 Santos: Golden Arrowsmoved within a point behind the log leadersafter beating Santos 1-0 on Saturday.

Black Leopards 2-0 Baroka FC: BlackLeopards were victorious in the LimpopoDerby against Baroka FC thanks to a 2-0 win.Leopards moved to five points with Barokaon six points.

African Warriors 1-3 Jomo Cosmos: JomoCosmos bounced back from last week’s drawat home to beat African Warriors 3-1.

Highlands Park 0-1 Vasco Da Gama: VascoDa Gama beat Highlands Park 1-0 to moveinto third spot on the log. – KickOff.com

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PAUL ROUX. – The Free State SouthAfrican Football Association (Safa) ABCMotsepe League outfit, Super Eagles FC,are the champions of the 2014 Dihla-beng Challenge.

They lifted the cup after they haddefeated the Dihlabeng Mayoral Leaguechampions of Eleven Navigators FCfrom Fouriesburg by 2-0 in a final atthe Paul Roux Stadium on Saturdayafternoon.

Senokwane Lepele scored the twogoals to help his side to win theDihlabeng Challenge for the first time.The winners walked home with goldmedals and R10 000 richer while therunners-up got silver medals and R5 000.

The tournament started on 23 Augustwith about 77 teams in the DihlabengLocal Municipality contesting for thechampionship.

It was structured in group stages withonly the top two teams on the tablesqualifying to the second round of thetournament.

Mgababa Manchu, the Eagles’ mentor,said the tournament came at the righttime when they needed to test theirstrength ahead of the 2014-’15 season.He, however, said they had not reachedtheir goal, because there had been nochallenge for them until they hadreached the quarter finals of thetournament.

“We should have won the league lastseason if we scored more goals. Wescore more goals in this tournament,but my problem is they came easily.Our defence was never tested and thatfor me is a concern,” he said.

He has warned his outfit that theyshould not get carried away by winningthe cup and urged them to work

harder.“We will make sure that we get friendly

games against strong opposition before theleague starts,” he said.

Motlalentswa Motholo, the head coach ofthe runners-up, said the game had beenentertaining and pointed out that they hadlost to the better side.

“They scored very early and my boyswere afraid to lose by a bigger margin.However, they regrouped and gave thema run for their money,” he said.

Motholo said he was happy with theperformance of his boys against theteam that campaigned in the ABCMotsepe League.

Eagles hold the cup high

THE Free State South African Football Association (Safa) ABC Motsepe League outfitSuperEagles FCcelebratewith their trophyafter theyhadwon theDihlabengChallenge.

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} Tladi Moloi

BETHLEHEM. – As the FreeState Stars players were chasingthe shadows of the MorokaSwallows players in the firststanza of the Absa PremierLeague encounter on Saturday atthe Goble Park Stadium, a heavystorm started and a strong windblew an advertising boardtowards the supporters.Luckily no-one was reported

injured.The referee stopped the game

for a few minutes asking thesecurity to clear what was left ofthe board on the side of the field.At that time the visitors, Swal-lows, were leading the game by2-0 thanks to the goals ofVladimir Mandic and FelixObada.

The game resumed and soonafter the referee had blown thehalf-time whistle the storm wasover.With everyone in the stadium

wondering whether Ea Lla Kotowould bounce back like they dida month ago at the CharlesMopeli Stadium when they cameback from behind to win a game3-2 against Super Sport United,the players were back on thefield for the second stanza.In that match Stars also came

to the second half 2-0 downagainst United and they won thegame 3-2.In the second half the weather

had cleared as if nothing hadhappened. Two players, BasitAdams and Themba Shabala,were introduced from the benchfor Sandile Mkwanazi and

Tumelo Letuka.The home team changed their

formation from 3-2-3-1 to 3-4-3 insearch of goals. With the changein formation and the introductionof the duo, the Stars playersstarted running as if it was thebeginning of the first half.With just four minutes into the

second stanza, Stars were reward-ed for their never-die attitudewhen Moeketsi Sekola reducedthe deficit to 2-1. The goal wasnever celebrated as the playersquickly picketed out the ball inthe net to restart the game.The home team kept on

pressing their opponents untilAdams equalised with a thunder-strike from a tight angle in the63rd minute.Having realised time was still

in their favour, they kept pushing

for a win and it finally came inthe 73rd minute and it was gameover with Stars winning the gameby 3-2.Tom Santfiet, Stars’ mentor,

says when there is a storm, theywill always bring thunder.“The moment there is a storm

and thunder, we want the stormand we bring the thunder. Thatis exactly what I told the players.The weather is not in our favourso let’s bring the thunder,” hesaid.He said going to half-time with

2-0 was not a fair result becausethey had more scoring chancesthan the opponents. “I showedthe players that I was not happy.I had to change things anddemanded the same reaction withthe fire they had displayedagainst United,” he said.

Stars weather stormHERO: Free State Stars striker Basit Adams who came from the bench to win the game 3­2 against Moroka Swallows scoring two goals andwinning the Man of the Match award.

Vilakazigetsthe boot} Tladi Moloi

QWAQWA. – DavidVilakazi has been fired byNational First Division(NFD) outfit AfricanWarriors.The former Platinum

Stars coach was fired afterhis outfit lost 3-1 to JomoCosmos on Saturday at theCharles Mopeli Stadium.Abram Nteo remains incharge of the team for theirnext league game againstGarankuwa United.Vilakazi joined the NFD

outfit towards the end ofthe 2013-’14 season to fillthe boots of Thami Ngu-bane who left for ThandaRoyal Zulu.A source in the Warriors

camp revealed that themanagement of the teamcalled Vilakazi to a meetingafter the game and he wasfired immediately.“The management was

not happy with his workrate. They had a meetingon Tuesday before theirgame against Cosmos. Theyshowed him his work rate.He had only managed tocollect two points out of thepossible 12,” a source said.A source further said

Vilakazi went to theCosmos game knowingexactly that he would befired if he didn’t getmaximum points.The two points that

Warriors had collected,were two draws against FCCape Town and Santos,both at Charles Mopeli.They lost 3-1 to MilanoUnited AFC, 3-2 to RoyalEagles, 1-0 to GoldenArrows FC and 3-1 to JomoCosmos.Tshepiso Senyane,

communication officer ofthe team, said the teamwould issue a statementabout Vilakazi’s future withthe team on Mondayafternoon.

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