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Wednesday Wisdom:  God chooses people by his grace...  Wednesday Wisdom Content Contributor, Hunadi Lebudi "God chooses people by his grace, He doesn't choose us by what we have done. (Romans 11:5-6) It is the same even today. If they could be made his people by what they did, his gift of grace would not really be a gift." The truth of the matter is that people who God chooses will receive his blessings, but others harden their hearts and refuse to listen to him. (Deuteronomy 29:4) says:"God closed their eyes so that they could not see, and he closed their ears so that they could not hear." This is still happening even today. If you refuse to listen to God, your eyes will be closed so that you don't see and you will be troubled. By falling, you will not be destroyed. But your mistake will brought you salvation When God raises you in a mighty way never act as though you are better than those around you. For the bible says: "you will be ...

WE WILL DESTROY GANGSTERS HERE IN MOOKGOPHONG" - MEC MASEMOLA Limpopo MEC for Community Safety and Transport, Namane Dickson Masemola  Limpopo MEC of Safety and Transport Namane Dickson Masemola finally lands to Mookgophong township after various calls were made by local residents.  Several marches against issues such as gangsterism, were held in the past few weeks following the recent death of Phineas Sithole who was stabbed to death at a local tavern.  The suspect for his death has since been arrested and will appear back to Mookgophong Magistrate court on the 31 March 2020. Mookgophong community residents call for justice outside Magistrate court in support of Phineas Sithole's family.  In response to the calls, MEC Masemola invited local residents to an Imbizo on Wednesday 22 January 2020 at Mookgophong Primary School to present issues that are affecting them.  Modimolle-Mookgophong Mayor Marlene van Staden, who was also present at...

BREAK THE SILENCE! PAUL DAVE STAND AGAINST GBV  Non-profit organization Paul Dave Foundation is embarking on a peaceful march against gender based violence (GBV) on the 15 February 2020 at Modimolle.  The organization says "we get exposed to GBV so much that it feels like we form part of it, and our biggest fear as an organization is normalizing the behaviour".  "This march is a form of breaking the silence on GBV, a way of integrating our diverse communities to find solutions directing to the root cause of the animosity we are facing as nation, whilst concurrently laying a platform for victims to speak out and seek help," Paul Dave Foundation Spokesperson, Koketso Phala explained.  She said they are trying to come up with more durable plans to assist with fighting against GBV and currently they have opened an "anonymous line" that will assist victims in obtaining information on the steps to take when caught up with a GBV situation.  ...

MOOKGOPHONG RESIDENTS CALL FOR NEW STAFF TO BE DEPLOYED IN THEIR POLICE STATION More than 100 residents in Mookgophong call for the removal of the current staff in their local police and magistrate court. This after a young man's life was cut short last year at a township tavern. Phineas Sithole, deceased, was stabbed to death by one local boy. Residents are not only infuriated by the suspect but say local cops are not doing their jobs properly. Thandi Maringi said, "we are tired of many taverns in our area, some are illegally operating in the presence of police cops. Our cops are only visible during strikes. Someone once broke in my house and I was with my  daughter then. I called them asking for help and I was told that there was no vehicle in their premises. I then called provincial cops who, maybe, commanded them (local cops) to attend to my matter. They showed up after I called provincial cops." Mookgophong Development Forum Spokesperson Ezekiel Kut...