Daily Archives: July 9, 2012

Zuma – Edusolutions link baseless: Maharaj

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Attempts to link Edusolutions, the company contracted to deliver textbooks in Limpopo, to President Jacob Zuma’s RDP Education Trust, were baseless and unfortunate, the presidency said today.
 
“Many companies donate to charitable organisations in South Africa, including the president’s education trust,” spokesperson Mac Maharaj said in a statement. “Donors do not have any preferential treatment with regards to government tenders or any other state business.”
 
Neither were they exempt from being investigated if the need arose. “They are treated like any other company by government departments.”
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Doctors: We must choose who lives

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Government doctors are “playing God” daily, having to decide which critically ill children will get a chance to live.

Restricted by a severe bed shortage in intensive care units for children, paediatricians at the Charlotte Maxeke Academic Hospital, in Johannesburg, send at least one severely ill child who needs specialised care to a general ward every day.

“Children die because there are not enough ICU beds,” said Professor Vic Davies, head of the paediatric intensive care and neonatal unit at Charlotte Maxeke.

For more go to http://www.timeslive.co.za/

Eskom’s R36m party spree to be probed

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Public Enterprises Minister Malusi Gigaba would never support “wasteful and insensitive” behaviour and would meet officials from his department to have a R36 million Eskom party bonanza explained to him, his spokesman said on Sunday.

City Press reported that Eskom had spent R36m on parties for its staff and their families last year. Board and management team bonuses amounted to R54m last year.

The DA said it would write to the chairman of the portfolio committee on public enterprises, Peter Maluleka, to ask that Eskom chief executive Brian Dames be called before the committee to explain the spending.

For more details go to http://www.iol.co.za

Cheers as woman is executed for adultery

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This frame grab received on July 8, 2012, taken from an undated video which was handed over by a Qol villager to the Parwan provincial government shows a man (centre L) pointing an AK47 rifle at a 22 year old woman named as Najiba (C), who is sitting at the edge of a ditch shortly before being executed by gunfire in Qol village, Parwan province, north of Kabul.

Kabul – A man Afghan officials say is a member of the Taliban shot dead a woman accused of adultery in front of a crowd near Kabul, a video obtained by Reuters showed, a sign that the austere Islamist group dictates law even near the Afghan capital.

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In the three-minute video, a turban-clad man approaches a woman kneeling in the dirt and shoots her five times at close range with an automatic rifle, to cheers of jubilation from the 150 or so men watching in a village in Parwan province.

 

Cheers as woman is executed for adultery

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This frame grab received on July 8, 2012, taken from an undated video which was handed over by a Qol villager to the Parwan provincial government shows a man (centre L) pointing an AK47 rifle at a 22 year old woman named as Najiba (C), who is sitting at the edge of a ditch shortly before being executed by gunfire in Qol village, Parwan province, north of Kabul.

Kabul – A man Afghan officials say is a member of the Taliban shot dead a woman accused of adultery in front of a crowd near Kabul, a video obtained by Reuters showed, a sign that the austere Islamist group dictates law even near the Afghan capital.

http://www.iol.co.za

In the three-minute video, a turban-clad man approaches a woman kneeling in the dirt and shoots her five times at close range with an automatic rifle, to cheers of jubilation from the 150 or so men watching in a village in Parwan province.

 

SA idol on drunk driving charge

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Idols winner Karin Kortje was arrested for drunk driving early on Sunday morning.

Kortje, whose life has been dogged by controversy in recent years, was arrested on Van Riebeeck Road in front of the Kuils River police station, it was reported on Sunday.

Police spokesman Warrant Officer November Filander confirmed that a 32-year-old woman had been arrested and will appear in court in April, after forensics tests have been completed. Kortje was released on Sunday morning on a warning.

For more go to http://www.iol.co.za

Man killed in car deal gone wrong

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Ballito – A 21-year-old Ballito gym instructor, found murdered at the weekend, told a colleague before he met a car dealer that if he was in trouble he would give her a missed call. She was then to immediately phone his mother.

Craig Hall, who was found stabbed to death near the Old Greenfield Service Station in Ballito on Saturday, died in circumstances which his mother Roselyn Bega describes as something “out of a movie”.

What his family know for sure is that he was involved in a private deal to buy a R400 000 car.

He disappeared early on Thursday, apparently after meeting the car dealer. Bega told The Mercury: “We did not want him to buy the car; we shouted at him, but he said he had already put down a deposit of R20 000 and now needed to borrow another R25 000. We agreed to lend him the money which he paid over to the sellers. We don’t know who they were.

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Heads to roll over Ngobi water disruption-Premier Modise

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BY Obakeng Maje

A team from the Presidency’s Department of Performance Monitoring and Evaluation and North West Office of the Premier will be visiting Ngobi village and Moretele Local Municipality tomorrow, Monday to follow through interventions to ensure that disruption to water supply experienced at Ngobi village does not reoccur.

 “Though the two-day disruption of water supply should have been reported sooner and escalated for prompt intervention, someone within the municipality’s technical section should take responsibility for dereliction of duty” said Premier Thandi Modise.

In welcoming confirmation that the Department of Water and Environment Affairs will be paying for coupon for electricity for the entire year, Premier Modise appealed to Ward Councillors and ward committee structures to monitor and take ownership of services delivered by government.

Eleven boreholes to alleviate water shortage in the area were officially launched by President Zuma as part of the Ngobi Water Project during his Performance Monitoring and Evaluation last month in response to an email that he had received from 47-year old Mmatsheko Pine before the State of the Nation Address.   

In addition, another ten boreholes have been constructed in the area. The construction of 2,5MI water reservoir has already started in the area which also involves the electrification of boreholes and construction of pump stations.

 

A GANG MEMBER MURDERED IN KHUMA

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BY Obakeng Maje

On Saturday at about 04:00 in the morning, a 22 year old man from extension 8 in Khuma near Stilfontein the North West Province was stabbed to death on the left side of his chest .

 It is alleged that the victim was at a night vigil at one of the houses at extension 8 when he decided to go out and buy cigarette.

Upon his return to the night vigil he collapse and was certified dead by the paramedics.

“It is alleged that the victim could have been murdered by members of gangs operating in the township. No one has been arrested and police are investing a case of murder” Captain Makau said.

 

Banyana Banyana friendly against Cameroon has been cancelled

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BY Obakeng Maje

Cameroon scheduled to be played in Lille, France on Wednesday, 11 July 2012 has been cancelled. This is due to the Cameroon Football Federation not being granted permission by FIFA as their (Cameroon) application to stage the match was considered late.

The Sasol-sponsored Banyana Banyana will instead play a practice match against local club side Bayer 04 Leverkusen ladies team playing in the Women’s Football Bundesliga (German Women’s Premier League). They finished 5th in the league last season.

The encounter will now take place on Thursday, 12 July at 19h30 in Sportschule, Hennef. The Sasol-sponsored Banyana Banyana will no longer be travelling to France.

The South African Senior Women’s National Team arrived safely at Sportschule (Hennef) in Cologne, Germany on Saturday, 7 July as they conclude final preparations for the Olympic Games set to begin later this month in London.

“There’s not much we can do about the match, we were really looking forward to testing our strength against Cameroon but since it will not happen we will have to continue with our preparations. I believe Bayer 04 Leverkusen will also give us a lot of insight into how European teams play and we will go into that practice match with the same determination as though we were facing Cameroon. We still have Great Britain on our sights which will be another great experience for the girls,” said Banyana Banyana head coach Joseph Mkhonza.

The second match of the tour against Great Britain is still set to go ahead. The friendly clash will take place in Birmingham, England on Sunday, 15 July starting at 15h00 local time (14h00 South African time).

Mkhonza has re-emphasised the importance of using the time they have left before the Olympic kick-off wisely.

“With less than 20 days to the start of the Olympics, we are hoping to use this time wisely in refining our skills ahead of the Olympics. We must remember that we began preparing for this tournament during the Olympic qualifiers last year, we need to carry forward what we have learnt as we prepare to take on the world’s top athletes.” said Mkhonza.

“We have the support of millions of South Africans and we should do well by finishing what we started in style, we are the pride of the nation.”

Banyana Banyana technical director, Shakes Mashaba says that the South African Senior Women’s National Team has the potential to surprise the world and play magnificent football at the Olympics.

“We need to remain united, we have the potential to do above our expectations, and it’s all in the mind. We are amongst the number one teams in Africa, with the inclusion of Cameroon who qualified for the Olympics, we have what it takes to surprise the world and show them South African football at its best,” said Mashaba who addressed the players upon arrival in Germany.

“This tour will assist the entire team a great deal as we will be acclimatising ourselves to the European weather conditions and fine tune all we have learnt over the last year. We have to prepare ourselves mentally as we near the Olympic Games and we need to remain united as a team to achieve one common goal to perform at our peak,” said Banyana Banyana captain Amanda Dlamini.

Banyana Banyana, who now form part of Team SA, will begin their Group F Olympic campaign against Sweden on Wednesday, 25 July 2012 in Coventry. This will be followed by a clash against Canada on Saturday, 28 July and they will round off their group stage matches with a fixture against Japan on Tuesday, 31 July 2012 in Cardiff.