Daily Archives: June 28, 2012

Zuma, Motlanthe supporters clash – in song

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More than 200 delegates singing songs in favour of President Jacob Zuma have disrupted a walkabout by Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe as divisions among delegates spilled out into the open. (File, Sapa)

Johannesburg – More than 200 delegates singing songs in favour of President Jacob Zumadisrupted a walkabout by Deputy PresidentKgalema Motlanthe during the ANC’s policy conference as divisions among delegates spilled out into the open.

The group, mostly delegates from KwaZulu-Natal, stunned bystanders when they marched out of the lunch venue, holding up two fingers indicating both a second term and transition and singing: “uZuma yo, second transition. Sivumelana [we all agree]”.

They also sang “those who burn Zuma’s T-shirt will get a bullet” and other songs in praise of Zuma.

It started when, during Motlanthe’s walkabout, the group, which had dwindled to 70 stormed through the exhibition hall while singing pro-Zuma songs.

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Crippled taxi impounded

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A minibus taxi without a windscreen and headlights was impounded in the North West on Wednesday.

Provincial public safety MEC Nono Maloyi said the vehicle appeared to have been involved in a head-on collision, was never repaired, but kept on being used.

“The state of this minibus taxi is shocking. Our people’s lives are in danger.”

The taxi was impounded near Klerksdorp while ferrying passengers from Ottosdal to Johannesburg. – Sapa

 

Province to pay for priest’s funeral

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The North West government will pay for the funeral of a priest and his daughter found in a shallow grave in Tlhabologang near Coligny, a spokesman said on Wednesday.

“On the instruction of premier (Thandi) Modise, her office is assisting the family with funeral arrangements and meeting the costs of the funeral,” Lesiba Kgwele said.

The badly decomposed body of Elias Maretlwa, 61, and a skeleton believed to be that of his daughter Leki, 23, were discovered two weeks ago. They were buried in a shallow grave in the bedroom of their house.

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The North West government will pay for the funeral of a priest and his daughter found in a shallow grave in Tlhabologang near Coligny, a spokesman said on Wednesday.

“On the instruction of premier (Thandi) Modise, her office is assisting the family with funeral arrangements and meeting the costs of the funeral,” Lesiba Kgwele said.

The badly decomposed body of Elias Maretlwa, 61, and a skeleton believed to be that of his daughter Leki, 23, were discovered two weeks ago. They were buried in a shallow grave in the bedroom of their house.http://www.iol.co.za/

 

Toddlers drown in buckets

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Wolmaranstad-Two toddlers have drowned in buckets in separate incidents in the North West, police said on Thursday.

Captain Amanda Funani said police and paramedics were called to a house in the Tswelelang informal settlement in Wolmaransstad on Wednesday when an 11-month-old baby drowned in a bucket used as a chamber pot.

The child’s mother was washing clothes when she realised she could no longer see her son. She went inside to investigate and found the child head-down in the bucket. The toddler was declared dead on the scene.

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Sexwale unperturbed by jeering

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Senior ANC figure Tokyo Sexwale was not perturbed on Thursday about reports that he was jeered at the party’s policy conference in Midrand.

“As a leader there are times when you are cheered and times when you are jeered,” the ANC national executive committee member said.

“The ANC is a very beautiful organisation, where it can even have a very nondescript person standing up to say ‘point of order’, and when they say that, there is no leader above any point of order,” Sexwale said.

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Beckham not selected in Britain squad

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David Beckham has not been selected in Britain’s Olympic soccer squad in a huge blow for the former England captain’s hopes of crowning the twilight of his career in style. 

The Los Angeles Galaxy midfielder had been widely expected to be named as one of the three over-age players in Stuart Pearce’s Under-23 squad for the London Games in July and August. 

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SA emerging as producer of drugs for Southern Africa

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South Africa is emerging as a producer of Amphetamine Type Substances for the Southern African regions.

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Cannabis remains the drug of choice around the world, this is one of the key findings of the United Nations World Drug Report 2012. The report was released in Pretoria today.
 
South Africa’s drug usage has largely stabilised, with a slight increase in the use of cannabis. Over 4% of South Africans smoked cannabis at least once in 2012, this is a slight increase from the previous year, while the use of Amphetamine Type Stimulants is on the decrease, the use of heroin and cocaine has stabilised.
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Residents of Taung out of water!!!

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Taung- The residents of Taung spend almost a week without water. The taps went dry after the pipe that busted a week ago. Now the residents of Ranstad, Nhole and other surroundings were rushing to Manokoane which is the nearest place with water to get few litres left before the taps run dry.

Taung has been experiencing lots of unrest which led to protests and people barricating thre roads. Taung falls under the Municipality of Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati and the area is provided by Sedibeng Water.

 Our crew tried to contact the Sedibeng Water to highlight was is really causing the setbacks, but to no avails. We will be working around the clock to get their side of the story.

The North West Provincial Government launch a projects in March that will provide water in the area and working concurrently with The Naledi Municipality.

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Elderly couple commit suicide

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“Leave us alone; we want to die.” This was what a note left by an elderly Queenswood couple who gassed themselves in their garage said.

A gardener made the shocking discovery late on Tuesday afternoon when he heard a vehicle idling in the garage. He found the couple, along with their dog, dead in a Bantam bakkie.

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Dewani T-shirts spark outrage – report

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Cape Town – A Durban businessman has caused an uproar for selling T-shirts with the message “Dewani Tours – treat your wife to a killer holiday”, reports have said.

The message refers to the killing of honeymoon bride Anni Dewani in Gugulethu township of Cape Town in 2010, for which her British husband Shrien Dewani is facing extradition from England to South Africa to stand trial after being implicated in the murder.

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