Ogies (H 8)

Name: Ogies

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February 18 2010

Twenty-one people were injured and 61 were arrested in Ogies, Mpumalanga, on Thursday in protests against BHP Billiton - the second violent action targeting a mining company in the past two weeks, police said.

They included three police officials, who were injured on the shoulder, mouth and head when stones and bottles were thrown at them, said Captain Leonard Hlathi.

Hlathi said the police had to fire rubber bullets to disperse crowds burning tyres and barricading roads with bottles, dustbins and road traffic signs.

"Eighteen protesters were bruised from the rubber bullets. We have arrested 61 people for public violence," he said, adding that all the main roads in the Phola township, in Ogies, were closed.


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Tweefontein Golf Club is an 18-hole course that caters for the casual, and the more involved player, and no major advanced bookings are required. This is the place to let your potential shine through, or just have a relaxing day after that long week at work.

Directions to the Tweefontein Golf Club, is travel from Johannesburg on the N12 to Witbank. Take the Ogies/Blackhill off-ramp. At the stop street turn left towards Ogies, continue straight for 700m, then turn left at Tweefontein sign. Go over a railway line and proceed until you come to the Tweefontein Recreation Club. Turn left into the club and follow signs to the golf course.



Tweefontein Golf Club Facilities:

•Open Mondays
•Visitors welcome every day
•Pro shop
•Carts
•Caddies available
•Reciprocity: All Mpumalanga Highveld affiliated clubs
Contact Details for Tweefontein Golf Club:

Tel: +27 (0) 13 686 3363/9660
Fax: +27 (0) 13 686 3374
Website: www.tweefontein-golfclub.co.za

Address:
Tweefontein Golf Club
Tweefontein Collieries
Witbank/Ogies Road
Ogies
Mpumalanga
South Africa