Saturday ,25 February ,was the second fun crawl/walk/run event.This was a whole fa were concerned about the weather ,but the turnout was still wonderful.See you at the next event on Saturday 25 March.
Monday, 6 March 2017
Burning Kidnap/Murder Victim Identified
By Sonica Naude'-Steyn
A woman who was kdnapped and burnt alive near a bridge in Kokstad last Mondayhas been identified as Hardings Nedbank's manager and mother of three,37 year old Thembi Memela.
According to police spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Zandra de Beer Wiid,Memela and her one daughter was kidnapped in the early hours of last Monday from their home in Machi Village near Harding."Ms Memela was at home with her two daughters when three men entered the house,their faces were covered.They covered the 14-year-old daughter with blankets and took them to Ms Memela's carwhich was parked outside.Ms Memela was forced into the boot and the kidnappers drove off towards Kokstad.They then stoppednext to a river ,poured petrol over both mother and daughterand set them alight,"said De Beer Wiid.
The young girl managed to escape her attackers and and allegedly jumped into the river where she waited for them to leave.Once the attackers had left in Memela's vehiclethe daughter made her way to the police station and reported the incidence.Police then rushed to the scene and discovered the renains of Memela.No arrests have yet been made and the vehicle has not yet been recovered however police continue to investigate the matter.
The 14 year old daughter is allegedly recovering in hospital.This was however the second cruel murder to shock the small community of Harding as in another incident,a 28 year old taxi operator was gunned down by two men in Harding a week earlier.It is believed that the taxi-violence related incident is being investigated by a provincial task team.
By Sonica Naude'-Steyn
A woman who was kdnapped and burnt alive near a bridge in Kokstad last Mondayhas been identified as Hardings Nedbank's manager and mother of three,37 year old Thembi Memela.
According to police spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Zandra de Beer Wiid,Memela and her one daughter was kidnapped in the early hours of last Monday from their home in Machi Village near Harding."Ms Memela was at home with her two daughters when three men entered the house,their faces were covered.They covered the 14-year-old daughter with blankets and took them to Ms Memela's carwhich was parked outside.Ms Memela was forced into the boot and the kidnappers drove off towards Kokstad.They then stoppednext to a river ,poured petrol over both mother and daughterand set them alight,"said De Beer Wiid.
The young girl managed to escape her attackers and and allegedly jumped into the river where she waited for them to leave.Once the attackers had left in Memela's vehiclethe daughter made her way to the police station and reported the incidence.Police then rushed to the scene and discovered the renains of Memela.No arrests have yet been made and the vehicle has not yet been recovered however police continue to investigate the matter.
The 14 year old daughter is allegedly recovering in hospital.This was however the second cruel murder to shock the small community of Harding as in another incident,a 28 year old taxi operator was gunned down by two men in Harding a week earlier.It is believed that the taxi-violence related incident is being investigated by a provincial task team.
Focused High School
Valentine’s Day
On the 14th February we hosted our Valentines Fun Day at school. The learners were actively involved in a variety of fun activities. There was face painting, a variety of games, cake sales and raffles. The learners thoroughly enjoyed the day. We would like to thank Mrs. E Van Rooyen and the staff for organising this event and making this day a great success.
Valentine’s Day
On the 14th February we hosted our Valentines Fun Day at school. The learners were actively involved in a variety of fun activities. There was face painting, a variety of games, cake sales and raffles. The learners thoroughly enjoyed the day. We would like to thank Mrs. E Van Rooyen and the staff for organising this event and making this day a great success.
Friday night saw the final round of the ever popular "night bowls" taking place at the club. It was great to have so many enthusiastic teams participating in this event, which took place over a four week period during which we all enjoyed some great bowls along with plenty of the usual fun and banter one is accustomed to when participating in an event of this nature. When all was said and done and the points were tallied it was the Wesbart Motors team of Dennis Gray, Colin and Ken in third position, followed by the Usher Tyres team of Alan, Sherwin and Samantha in second position, with the overall win (not for the time) going to the formidable JM Irrigation team of Roddy, Jimmy and Bruce Izatt. Congratulations to all the winners and thank you to everyone who contributed towards the success of this event.
On Sunday the club singles for both men and ladies took place, it was wonderful to see a good number of entries for this event. Thank you to everyone for supporting our club tournaments. The day produced some very close games with plenty to keep the spectators interested whilst enjoying the action on the greens. In the ladies event the final eventually saw Sharmaine Aylward up against Mariki Bothma in what was a well contested final which saw Mariki being crowned the ladies club singles champion. The men’s’ final saw Peter Subke up against Alan Izatt in what proved to be yet another hard fought affair which eventually saw Peter being crowned the men’s club singles Champion. Congratulations to both our well deserved winners!!
This coming weekend two Kokstad teams will be participating in the very popular Underberg 5's tournament, we wish them Good Bowling and trust they will make us proud!
Good Bowling!
Captions
1-2. Men and Ladies Club Singles champions, Pete Subke and Mariki Botma.
3. A very tightly contested match between Alan Izatt and André Naudé.
4. Night bowls winners, the JM Irrigation team of Roddy, Jimmy and Bruce Izatt.
5. Night bowls runners up, the Usher Tyres team of Alan, Sherwin and Samantha.
Harry Gwala Hockey trials
Congratulations to the following hockey boys on making the Harry Gwala hockey team: Sinethemba Dlanjwa; Lizalise Lurwengu; Siseko Sithole; Liyavuma Hangana; Ncedo Nyakeni; Unathi Phungula; Qhayiyalethu Nkomo and Luvo Hlati. We wish them all the best for the season. - Ms S. Joubert.
1. The hockeys boys choosen for the Harry Gwala hockey team: Back Row: Sinethemba Dlanjwa; Luvo Hlati; Liyavuma Hangana; Siseko Sithole. Front row: Lizalise Lurwengu; Unathi Phungula; Ncedo Nyakeni (Qhayiyalethu Nkomo was absent for the photo).
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