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PAGE 4 HOEDSPRUIT HERALD - Friday 15 February 2013 NEWS/GENERAL
AWARD: Simon Mnisi with the certificate of excellence are friends of
the HESC Heidi and Allen Robert.
ENERGETIC: Simon
Mnisi has all it takes
to be a curator.
TAKING CARE: No
cheetah or lion is going
to go hungry on
Simon's shift. Photo
right.
Striking bus commuters warned
GREAT North Transport bus representative's
have warned commuters about the case
pending for all who participated in a service
delivery strike which turned violent last
month.
The announcement was made last week
Wednesday when commuters were asked to
point out the instigator of the strike.
'It's just a matter of time before the police
arrest the culprit who instigated the strike that
caused huge damage to the buses. People are
just plain stupid you complain about shortage
of buses but yet you destroy the windows of
buses ,' said one representative Joseph
Mkhabele. The commuters blocked major
roads leading to Hoedspruit and surrounding
farms from in the Acornhoek area.
Their grievances included overcrowding,
lack of communication from the company, illtreatment
by bus drivers and general poor
service delivery.
GNT management has failed to respond to
questions sent to them on email even though
they confirmed that they have received the
email and promised to respond to the Hoedspruit
Herald.
A conservationist with a passion
LOVE, passion, hard word and dedication
have seen Simon Mnisi (20) realise his dream of
becoming a conservationist.
Mnisi works at the Hoedspruit Endangered
Species Centre (HESC) where he assists the
animal curators with their daily tasks.
Simon from Acornhoek started working at
HESC during his matriculation year in 2010.
'Simon was 17-years-old when he decided
that he wanted to become a conservationist.
His dreams turned to ashes when he realised
that his family could not afford to pay for his
studies in the field of nature conservation at a
tertiary institution,' said Hoedspruit Endangered
Species Centre marketing director
Adine Roode.
Roode said Simon was ready to give up all
hope until he andthree other learners of Si-
Raped on her way to work
A 28-year-old man appeared in the Hoedspruit
Magistrate Court on Thursday last week for
allegedly raping a woman on her way to
work.
It is alleged that the victim was on her way to
Parma farm where she met the suspect on
Wednesday morning last week.
'It is alleged that the suspect forcefully
dragged the victim to nearby bushes where he
raped her,' said Hoedspruit police spokesperson
Constable Livhuwani Mulaudzi.
Mulaudzi said that the suspect took the
victim's cellphone before letting her go.
The victim reported the matter to the Hoedspruit
police station and on her way back she
spotted the suspect near Spar supermarket.
She went back to the police who reacted to
the information which led to the suspect's
AfriForum salueer Ba-Phalaborwa
MARIE Helm, voorsitter van AfriForum se
Hoedspruit-tak, skryf:
AfriForum het onlangs die Ba-Phalaborwa
munisipaliteit versoek om op te tree teen die
Suid-Afrikaanse Nasionale Weermag weens
onwettige rommelstorting in Gravelotte,
Limpopo.
Marie Helm, voorsitter van AfriForum se
Hoedspruit-tak, verwelkom die goeie gees
waarin die munisipaliteit die kwessie hanteer
het. ’Ons wil graag die munisipaliteit bedank
wil hulle vinnige reaksie en die manier waarop
hulle die probleem aangepak het,’ het Helm
boyane High School were granted a two weeks
internship at the centre.
After their two weeks was completed, the
curators then selected the candidate that they
were most impressed with.
Christo Schreiber, the head curator at the
Centre, chose Simon above the other three
candidates.
Schreiber said Simon was always on time
and did all his tasks perfectly, and never did he
once have to check up on him.
Ever since Simon's arrival at the Centre, he
showed great interest in everything that went
on.
This year the United State friends of H.E.S.C
gave Simon the opportunity to do his Field
Guide Association South Africa (FGASA) Level
One qualification. Simon will also be assisting
in School Tours through the centre.
'I enjoy being a tour guide to the school
children and I love walking in the bush. I also
appreciate spending time with Christo HESC
curator, as I have learned so much from him,'
said Mnisi.
Mnisi said Schreiber always tries his best to
teach him everything he needs to know.
He said he cherishes his job as he learns
something new every day, and is ready to make
a difference in everything he does.
Simon's favourite part of the job is being
able to see the animals on a daily basis. His
favourite animal is the lion due to its sheer
beauty and strength. It's been two years since
Simon joined HESC, and the team believe he is
a great asset to the Centre.
arrest.
The suspect has been remanded in custody
and his case is postponed for further investigation.
In another incident a 30-year-old man is
suspected of raping a woman twice near
Matsikinyane Primary School in Sedawa village.
Mulaudzi said it is alleged that the victim
was walking alone one Saturday evening when
she met the suspect.
'It is reported that the suspect proposed love
to the victim who turned his proposal down,'
said Mulaudzi. She said after the victim turned
down the proposal the suspect became aggressive
and forcefully took off the womns
clothes before raping her twice.
The suspect will appear in court soon.
bygevoeg.
Die munisipaliteit het bevind dat lede van
die nabygeleë SANW-opleidingskamp verantwoordelik
was daarvoor dat die rommel in die
aangeduide gebied gestort is. ‘Dit is bekend dat
onwettige storting van tyd tot tyd daar plaasvind.
Die SANW was onder die indruk dat
hulle ook hulle rommel daar kon stort,’ het
Helm gesê.
’AfriForum wil die munisipaliteit en die
SANW bedank vir hulle remediërende optrede
om die rommel te verwyder en die terrein op te
ruim. Die partye het ooreengekom op die
korrekte prosedure vir die storting van rommel
ten einde ‘n herhaling van die voorval te
voorkom,’ het Helm gesê.
AfriForum sal voortgaan om die gebied te
monitor ten einde ‘n veilige en volhoubare
omgewing in Suid-Afrika te verseker.