A heart-warming surprise came the way of our newsroom on Monday.
Nkele Makwela says her children wanted to know if the proverbial tokoloshe was a real person or the imagination of some artist.
That is very much debatable because people grow up with a diversity of belief systems.
As for me, I have been asked by many “concerned” friends and relatives about the smearing of “muti” (magic potion) on parts of the bodywork of my private vehicle.
I have said and shall continue to say I just don’t believe in such things. Period.
Lest I allow myself to be subjected to the slaughter of goats and other rituals, something which is often heavy on the wallet, or purse.
The front page lead story last week was what is called a tear-jerker.
We reported on the collective grief all-round, triggered by the death of no less than four children from a shack fire.
On the occasion of the burial of the children last weekend, a relative reportedly suggested that someone very much known to the family had allegedly — deliberately so -—set the shack alight.
The suspect was expected to appear before the courts shortly.
We are checking with the police on the arrest of a suspect in this regard, and other related matters.
This forthcoming weekend we shall attempt to find some good news, such as the immigrant who plans to teach street children in Modimolle how to reconstruct old broken shoes into new ones.
There is also the exciting news of the 2019 IFES World Assembly, scheduled for the town of Bela-Bela in July.
We are getting Lizzy Bapela, who reported on the original story in our last edition, to follow up in terms of dates and fixed destination.
She should, hopefully, also talk about the impact this would have on the regional economy.
Already the organisers have indicated many of the expected visitors made inquiries about post-summit tourism opportunities, something which should have rippling effects on economic activity in
the Waterberg, going forward.
On the arts and culture front, Lizzy is following up on the dispatch of a delegation to represent the Waterberg at a sector summit scheduled for Polokwane shortly.
On a sad note though, news continue to come in of a religious movement shootout in Radium, and also taxi-related violence in the same area.
— The BEAT
