Monthly Archives: July 2012

Wife drove drinker to drive

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Goodwood, Cape Town – A man was fined by the Goodwood Magistrate’s Court on Thursday after he was caught driving drunk while on his way to fetch his irritated wife.

Martin de Vries, 59, was fined R1500 or 100 days in jail after pleading guilty to driving over the limit.

He told magistrate Sean Lea he had been celebrating Father’s Day with a friend when he was called by his wife, who needed a lift.

“My wife sounded agitated, and insisted that I fetch her at home even after I had explained to her that I had been drinking and should not drive,” De Vries said.

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Sputla, ‘mayor of nyaope’

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Angry hawkers who have been removed from the streets of the Pretoria inner city by metro police gathered outside council headquarters on Thursday, claiming mayor Kgosientso (Sputla) Ramokgopa was the “mayor of nyaope” (a concoction of dagga and heroin).

Their chants were backed by accusations that, while metro police clamped down on street vendors selling mostly fruits and vegetables, drug dealers were allowed to roam free.

Charmaine Makgalathiba, an 18-year-old woman whose aunt, Margaret Makgalathiba, sells nuts on the city’s streets, says she does not feel safe when she walks along Brown Street, because of robbers and drug dealers.

“If selling on the street is illegal, then why are the people selling drugs not stopped as well?” she asked.

We voted for him (Ramokgopa) and now he is drunk on power, Tshwane Informal Traders Forum (TITF) member Shoes Maloka told the crowd of marchers brandishing papers that read, “ANC give back our votes” and “DA is our last hope”.

“There are people selling nyaope in the city until 11 at night and he (Ramokgopa) cannot catch them. But he wants to remove us for selling food. He must be smoking nyaope himself,” he Maloka said.

Ramokgopa was the one sending cops to chase hawkers from the streets, he said.

Juliette Ngobeni, who sells a variety of fruits and snacks on the corner of Thabo Sehume (Andries) and Minnaar streets, spoke of her concern: “They do not want us to sell. And we have to pay for more than one licence to sell in one spot, where there is not even shelter from the rain.”

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A 34-YEAR-OLD MAN ALLEGEDLY SHOT AND KILLED HIS EX-GIRLFRIEND

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BY Obakeng Maje

ZEERUST: 

A 29 year-old woman has been shot and killed allegedly by her ex-boyfriend. Keneilwe Nakedi,29 arrived at her business premises at Shalima Park, outside Zeerust and notice that her former boyfriend is waiting for her.

” The suspect entered the office and fired few shot which resulted in killing Nakedi instantly and her colleague was hit by a stray bullet.

“The suspect then flee the scene and was hit by a car while trying to cross a freeway” Captain Emelda Makau said.

“The suspect was taken to Provincial Hospital and is under a heavy Police guard.

“He will be charged with attempted murder and murder respectively and is expected to appear before magistrate soon” Captain Emelda 

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19 SAFA Level 3 coaches graduate

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BY Obakeng Maje

Nineteen (19) coaches have graduated in the South African Football Association’s (SAFA) Level 3 Pro Licence coaching course.

The graduation ceremony took place on Tuesday, 17 July 2012 at SAFA House, with the certificates being handed out by SAFA President Kirsten Nematandani, SAFA CEO Dr Robin Petersen and Markus Bollmohr, Head of Culture and Sport at the German Embassy.

Also in attendance were Ashford Mamelodi and Juerg Nepfer from FIFA.

At the beginning there were 27 coaches. Two dropped out due to work commitments, while the other six still have to complete.

The course started with the first phase six months ago (16 January), and ended last month (13 June).
“It is never too late to learn, you need to continue because the more you learn the better you become in your field. You have been given the opportunity to brighten the corner where you with this course. Go out there and make a difference and don’t wait for your certificate to do the talking for you, because ultimately it is what you do that will matter,” said SAFA President Kirsten Nematandani.

“Our gratitude goes to the German Football Association which is our partner, and this course is the climax of that relationship.”

This is the second course in two years, and carries the highest qualification on the continent. Last year 33 coaches graduated, and these include Thomas Madigage and Serame Letsoaka, who are both Bafana Bafana assistant coaches, as well as Alex Heredia who is the goalkeeper coach.

“Congratulations to the participants for succeeding in this demanding course. You are the key to the development of this country, and I am confident this Level 3 coaching course will continue for a long time to come. I am also optimistic that it will become the benchmark for South African coaches,” said Bollmohr.

The SAFA Level 3 Pro-Licence coaching course is the highest coaching qualification offered in South Africa. It was conducted over a period of seventy days (70 days) in seven phases made up of different modules covering a variety of topics.

It was conducted by SAFA Director of Coaching Education Michael Nees, with the assistance of SAFA instructors Frans Mogashoa, Steve Coetsee and Urban de Kock. Almost 30 guest lecturers were also involved in the course.

“This course took 70 days, and included the required four–week traineeship at a professional club, a lot of research, as well as the study time for exams and presentations. Some coaches might have spent up to 1000 hours learning time in relation to the course. I believe that this is a course of highest quality and intensity, and everybody who passed the 9 different exams deserves the certificate” said SAFA Director of Coaching Education Michael Nees.

Fran Hilton Smith, Technical Director of Women’s Football, and also a FIFA and CAF Instructor, says the course is ranked amongst the best in the World and that coaches were well equipped to make a difference in South African football.

Some of the topics covered included the following:

Phase 1   16 – 29 January 2012
Tactical training and Modern Match Analysis

Phase 2   6 – 15 February 2012
Modern Match and Training Analysis

Phase 3   27 Feb – 7 March 2012
Physical training and Sports Science

Phase 4   10 – 19 April 2012
Psychology and football training (Mental skill training)

Phase 5   5 – 10 May 2012
Pedagogic – teaching as an instructor, Youth Development and technical training

Phase 6   21 – 30 May 2012
Integration of all different coaching modules

Phase 7   4 – 13 June 2012
Examination and Closure

“If you thought this was the end, then you are mistaken – actually this is just the beginning of the road. We have put in the hard work, and now we must just go out there and not stop because we have certificates. We have the chance to take this process forward and return our country to greater heights,” said Augustine Makalakalane, one of the graduates.

Here is the full list of graduates:

1. Steven Bezuidenhout                 (Westville United Football Academy)
2. Alan Clark                                    (Norkem Park Primary School)
3. Rulani Mokwena                        (Mamelodi Sundowns Youth)
4. Richard Lovell                             (Diambars Football Academy)
5. Sheldon Roux                              (Durban Classic)
6. Klaas-Jan Top                             (Tiger Kloof Educational Trust)
7. Ian Palmer                                    (formerly Maritzburg United)
8. Karabo Mogudi                             (Wits University)
9. Roscoe Krieling                            (Hellenic FC)
10. Thomas Nare                              (Mamelodi Sundowns)
11. Scelo Qwabe                               (Thanda Academy, KZN)
12. Fabian Randalls                         (Mamelodi Sundowns Youth)
13. Martin Donald Mojaki                 (SAFA Francis Baard region, Head Coach)
14. Augustine Makalakalane          (North West University)
15. Ian Gorowa                                  (Mamelodi Sundowns)
16. Edwin Johannes                         (SASFA; R.B. Dithupe School)
17. Themba Ngwenya                      (Mamelodi Sundowns Development)
18. Brandon Truter                            (Cape Town All Stars)
19. Dylan Deane                                (Ajax Cape Town)

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Woman loses R800 000 in cellphone scam

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A total of R800 000 was transferred out of a Kempton Park woman’s paid-up mortgage account in a cellphone scam, the Beeld reported on Thursday.

The woman, Rensu Nel, an education specialist at the Gauteng education department, told the newspaper she received strange phone calls.

“I turned my phone off after a man continued to call me without saying anything. A filthy SMS was also sent to my phone.”

When Nel later tried to switch her phone on, she could not and later realised that her phone had been blocked.

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SA actor gets justice for dad’s murder

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A former 7de Laan actor will finally see justice for the murder of his father almost five years ago.

Pedro Camara, who played Carlos in the local soapie, says he is satisfied that three of the four accused of his father Abel’s murder have been found guilty.

Abel was shot twice in the chest in his Rawsonville bar on December 29, 2007, after closing time when four armed suspects stormed in.

Abel was killed and another man was left injured.

 

Worcester cops arrested Ashley Manukula, 22, who was a minor at the time, Samora Manisi, 27, Thanduxo Khohlakali, 28, and Alie Mpumlo, 27.

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Mandela Day jail fiasco

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A prisoner who arranged a “Madiba Day” reunion for inmates and their families at Westville Prison – without authority from the Department of Correctional Services – is in hot water.

Convicted killer, Lucky Cyprian Mpungose, managed to place an advertisement in a newspaper announcing the event, did media interviews from prison and even extended an invitation to Transport, Community Safety and Liaison MEC, Willies Mchunu.

But the event , meant to celebrate Nelson Mandela’s 94th birthday, was halted on Wednesday when shocked prison bosses got wind of it. They said they were probing the “fiasco”.

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Protests continue outside Vryburg

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SABC reports that angry community of Bona-Bona village outside Vryburg in North West remain adamant that schooling will not take place until their demands are met. The Tlotlang Thuto secondary school was torched during violent protest action last week. The community also burned water tanks.

They’re demanding a tarred road linking their village with Morokweng and Heiningvlei. They want the clinic to be functional 24-hours and the provision of clean water.

Eleven protesters are still in the police holding cells and will appear at the local court next week. Community members remain angry.

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North West man caught ‘selling’ jobs

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He was arrested after a woman contacted the Tshwane metro police to find out why she had not been called for training after paying the man R6500 for a vacancy, said spokesman Console Tleane.

The man, 44, allegedly told the woman he was a metro officer, but this was not true, he said.

“The victim claimed that she paid the suspect R6500 in order to secure a position as one of the students.”

When she asked the man why she had not been called for training, he told her she needed to pay another R3000.

This was the amount of money found on the man when he was arrested b y the Tshwane metro police and the Hawks in Temba, North West.

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DELAREYVILLE FARMER DIE IN A FATAL TRACTOR ACCIDENT

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BY Obakeng Maje

DELAREYVILLE: A 63-year-old farmer of Delareyville died in a fatal tractor accident.  The accident happened on Wednesday, 18 July 2012 at about 09:30 at a farm called Driekant. 

Apparently the farmer was with his 30-year-old son in a store house trying to hook up the plougher onto the tractor. 

The son was driving reversing the tractor when he noticed that his father was struggling to hook up the plougher. 

 “The son allegedly got off from the tractor in an attempt to assist his father whilst the tractor was still idling and on reverse gear. 

“The tractor then reversed and pressed the deceased against the plougher”Brigadier Thulani Ngubane said.

 The son jumped back onto the tractor to try and rescue his father but it was already too late,as his father fell to the ground and died instantly.

 

 Police and Emergency Medical Services were summoned to the scene and a 63-year-old farmer was certified dead at the scene. 

A case of Culpable Homicide is registered.  Post-mortem will be conducted to determine the cause of death.  No arrested was made and the docket will be taken to the Director of Public Prosecution for decision.  Investigation continues.

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