STELLALANDER-VRYBURG: Net wanneer boere dink hulle het die laaste veldbrande gesien, vind meer verwoesting en dood plaas met verlies aan grond, diere en lewens wat gerapporteer. ‘n Veldbrand het Saterdag, 30 September omtreeks 12:30, reg noord omtrent 3 km van die Leon Taljaard Natuurreservaat en Swatfontein oord buite Vryburg ontstaan. Die plaaslike brandweer is om 13:00 van die brand in kennis gestel en het al hulle beskikbare personeel en voertuie ontplooi. Die brand het weikampe en veld van die Ganyesapad tot byna teen die Delareyvillepad verwoesting gesaai. Vyf chalets en ‘n gemeenskapsaal by Swartfontein ontspanningsoord is totaal verwoes in die brand. Die veldbrandseisoen blyk weereens ‘n problematiese tydperk vir Vryburg-boere te wees, aangesien hulle teen verwoestende brande gestry het wat die lewens van vee en verbrande hektare weiveld in die distrik geëis het.
Voer vir ‘n Boer
STELLALANDER-VRYBURG: Die burgerregteorganisasie AfriForum het die laaste week 63 koringstrooibale aan boere in die Vryburg-omgewing geskenk wat onlangs onder veldbrande deurgeloop het. Dié strooibale het altesaam 14 ton geweeg. In Augustus en September het meer as 200 000 hektaar se weiding afgebrand as gevolg van veldbrande. Meer as 60 beeste het in hierdie tydperk doodgebrand. “Baie boere in die omgewing het groot skade gelei weens die brande.
Daar is boere wat geen weiding meer vir hulle vee oor het nie en daarom het AfriForum ingespring en voer geskenk om boere in hierdie moeilike tyd te help,” verduidelik Jp Nel, AfriForum se distrikskoördineerder vir Stellaland. Hierdie skenkings is moontlik gemaak deur AfriForum se Voer vir ’n Boer-projek. AfriForum se Vryburg-tak het ook water, koeldrank en nie-bederfbare kos vanuit die gemeenskap ingesamel vir die persone wat gehelp het om die brande te bestry.
Accelerating provision of quality care through diversity of ethnicity
STELLALANDER-VRYBURG: Joe Morolong Memorial Hospital in Vryburg celebrated Heritage day on Thursday, 21 September. The aim of the celebration was to appreciate and recognize different cultural groups in the hospital and unity in the provision of quality health care irrespective of colour ethnicity. The hospital Chief Executive Officer, Portia Tlou highlighted the importance of appreciating and recognizing the diverse culture in South Africa. She also encouraged staff members to learn different languages that South African have to offer. “As an institution we have even non-South Africans working here and there is need to embrace and learn their culture”, lamented Tlou. Explaining the culture of the Xhosas, Nokhwezi Mele, explained the significance of their dress code and how a married person should dress as opposed to unmarried people.
Life imprisonment for raping ex-girlfriend
STELLALANDER-CHRISTIANA: The Christiana Regional Court sentenced Lesego Andrew Maribe (36), to life imprisonment for raping his ex-girlfriend. The court further ordered that his name be registered in the sexual offender’s register. Maribe’s conviction emanates from an incident that occurred on 02 July 2021, wherein he went to his ex-girlfriend’s house in Christiana and demanded to be let in while kicking the door.
Upon hearing the voice of the accused, the complainant refused to open and rushed to the back of the house to exit and run away. Maribe managed to catch up with her and started assaulting her while dragging her to his place. When they arrived at his place, he repeatedly raped her and only freed her the following day.
