Monthly Archives: July 2012

POLICE RESCUE A SUSPECT FROM MOB JUSTICE

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BY Obakeng Maje

Rustenburg- Police were summoned to attend a complaint of possible mob justice at Thekwane village near Rustenburg on Monday. It is alleged that the complainant pointed out the 33 year old man as one of the suspects who robbed him at his house in the early hours of Monday.

 

“On arrival, the police found the suspect already being assaulted by the community members. They were in disagreement whether to hand him to the police or take the law into their own hands”Captain Makau said.

The group that wanted mob justice started to be very vocal.

 The police tried to calm the situation down by agreeing with members of the community to gather at a local school in order to explain and clarify the procedure. When the police arrived at the school they found the gate blocked with stones. While trying to clear the gate the community started attacking the police by throwing stones.

 

“The police retaliated with warning shots trying to disperse the volatile community members”Captain Makau continues.

Five police vehicles were severely damaged and no injuries were reported.

 

The 33-year old suspect was arrested and charged with house-robbery and will appear in Bafokeng magistrate’s court today.

 Communities are warned  not to take the law into their own hands and urged to work hand in hand with the Police.

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MISSING TEENAGER FOUND!!!

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BY Obakeng Maje

The teenager, Catherine  Caroline Williams from Barseba village  who went missing  on Wednesday, 4 July 2012 has been found.

“According to the information received her grandmother found her sleeping in their outside shack on Monday morning, 09 July 2012. She reported that she was with her friends” Captain Pelonomi Makau said.

She returned home unharmed.  

 

Slain MK cadres to be exumed for reburial

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BY Obakeng Maje

The remains of two African National Congress ‘s military army ,Umkhonto We Sizwe (MK) cadres are to be exhumed for reburial in Mahikeng in the North West Province on Friday.

The two formed part of a unit that crossed into South Africa from Botswana in 1978 and were killed after a skirmish with apartheid security forces.

Forensic experts had conducted DNA tests to determine the identities of the two as their remains were fragmented in an explosion. Their skeletal remains had mingled as they were squeezed into a single coffin when they were secretly buried there.

Locating the actual grave in which they were buried was not easy as no records of their burial was kept.

North West Premier Mme Thandi Modise who is to be part of the exhumation which is part of the programme for Mandela Month says that the reburial of the cadres will allow their families to put closure to decades of anxiety and reconcile with a painful past.

“As we celebrate the legacy of selfless service of former ANC President and Commander in Chief of Umkhonto We Sizwe, we owe it to the memories of fallen heroes and heroine of our liberation struggle to recognise the sacrifices and heroic deeds of those who paid the supreme price contributing towards attainment of our freedom and democracy. Their blood nourished the tree of liberty,” said Modise herself a former MK commander and political commissar.

The Premier had in launching the programme for Mandela Month said that activities for this year will include unveiling of tomb stones of former freedom fighters, cleaning of graves, beautification of schools and old age homes, flying the South African flag in schools, holding, developmental workshops for emerging artists, handing out of blankets, assisting in maintaining back yard food gardens, donation of books to communities and immunization programme.

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DA: More textbooks dumped in Limpopo

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The Democratic Alliance has discovered another textbook dumping site in Limpopo, provincial spokesperson Desiree van der Walt says. (File, Beeld)

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Johannesburg – The Democratic Alliance has discovered another textbook dumping site in Limpopo, provincial spokesperson Desiree van der Walt said on Tuesday.

She said the books were found next to a bridge in Tzaneen, last week on Friday. The party has opened a case of vandalism against state property with Tzaneen police.

“These criminal acts are insensitive to the needs of the learners, who have already had to spend months without reading material. We hope that more culprits will be brought to book,” said Van der Walt.

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Malema supporters arrested at Zuma’s lecture

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Julius Malema. Picture: Leon Sadiki/City Press

Polokwane – About eight supporters of expelled ANC Youth League president Julius Malema were arrested outside the venue where President Jacob Zuma would deliver a lecture in Limpopo. 

The group, which was singing anti-Zuma songs, was involved in a scuffle with police this afternoon when league members refused to move from the entrance of Christ Worship House in Thohoyandou. 

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Safa confirm Madigage for Bafana

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Safa have confirmed the appointment of Thomas Madigage as assistant to Bafaba Bafana coach Gordon Igesund. 

Serame Letsoaka has been appointed second assistant coach during national team camps, while Alex Heredia is the goalkeeper coach.

“There were many great candidates that I considered, but I am delighted that Tommy has accepted this position and I look forward to working with him with immediate effect,” Igesund said.

Safa Technical Committee chairman Fanyana Sibanyoni also announced that Igesund had requested that a reference group, consisting of Jomo Sono, Clive Barker and Shakes Mashaba, be appointed to provide input and support.

“We are delighted with this ‘brains trust’,” Sibanyoni said. “They will assist the coach as needed by him. Gordon recommended this panel to us and we are convinced that this panel will provide him with the necessary support he needs in getting the best out of the team.” 

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Probe into SA ambassador over MTN allegations

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The department of international relations has confirmed it is investigating allegations that the former ambassador to Iran, Yusuf Salojee, accepted payments from MTN.

The statement by Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, in reply to a parliamentary question released on Tuesday, adds a new twist to the controversy over MTN’s operations in Iran.

The South African company stands accused of paying bribes to secure a mobile phone operating licence in Iran, but has denied any wrongdoing. It is alleged that MTN made a payment of US200,000 (R1.6 million) towards the purchase of a house for Salojee in South Africa.

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Suspected Hazyview escape mastermind arrested

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The other 10 awaiting trial suspects are still at large

Police in Mpumalanga have managed to get hold of one of the 11 suspects who escaped from the Hazyview police station’s holding cells yesterday. Thirty-two-year old Mahlatsi Matsane was arrested last night in Bushbuckridge after a tip-off by community members.

Matsane is believed to be the mastermind behind yesterday’s escape. Police say he and the other suspects used a hacksaw to cut a burglar door and flee. The other 10 trial awaiting suspects are still at large.

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SA employment figures show 2% drop in June

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Sharpest declines were recorded in agriculture (12%), transport (8%) and mining at 8.1%.

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Employment in South Africa continues to fall sharply. Employment fell at an annualised rate of 2% in June, according to the latest ADCORP employment figures. In May, employment in the country declined by 3%.

Adcorp says job losses in June amounted to 31 781, bringing the total job losses for the past two months to 85 520. The latest numbers suggest that most sectors, apart from wholesale and retail trade, reported a decline. The sharpest declines were recorded in agriculture (12%), transport (8%) and mining at 8.1%.

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Phiyega laments cop killings

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National police commissioner Riah Phiyega (File, Sapa)

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Johannesburg – National police commissionerRiah Phiyega on Tuesday lamented the slaying of five police officers since she took office less than a month ago.

“One slain police officer is one too many,” Phiyega said at a ceremony in Johannesburg to mark five years since the start of Crime Line, the anonymous tip-off service.

She said she spent time over the past weekend with a family in the Eastern Cape whose policeman son had been killed. He was shot while trying to make an arrest.

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