Monthly Archives: August 2012

THREE PEOPLE DIE WHILE 15 GETS INJURED DURING A STRIKE IN K5 KHWEZI MINE, BOITEKONG

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About 250 mine workers that were alleged to be on an illegal strike for the past two weeks were today 01 August 2012 gathered outside K5 Khwezi mine this afternoon at about 13:30.  The group of employees were dismissed by their management as they were involved in that illegal strike.  There was a confrontation between members of the security and the unrulyemployees.  Fires were shoot and three people died due to the shooting while 15 were injured.

 

The police were called to the scene.  Petrol bombs that were used by the employees were confiscated.  Ballistic testing will be done on the security guards and post-mortem will be conducted on the deceased to determine the cause of death.

 

At this stage the situation is calm and under control as the police are monitoring the area. A case of murder and attempted murder is being investigated.

 

 

Rapist’s sentence on first day of women’s month gives women hope-Premier Thandi Modise

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BY Obakeng Maje

The sentence meted on a Mahikeng youngster for the rape and brutal murder of a 59 year old woman should serve to remind perpetrators of violence and sexual offences against women that the days for the rampant scourge are numbered, North West Premier Mme Thandi Modise said on Thursday. 

“We are encouraged that the sentence handed out on the first day of women’s month will serve as a deterrent to other perpetrators and give hope to women and victims of crime that criminal justice system will not fail them,” said Premier Modise in welcoming the 32 years and 18 months sentence that the North West High Court pronounced on 19-year-old Phillip Mooki.

The youngster had earlier on the day of Gloria Bereng’s murder been at her home in Motlhabeng village with the deceased’s son who happened to be his friend at the time but returned alone after leaving him at a nearby tavern to rape and strangle his friend’s mother.

In expressing hope that the Bereng family will find closure now that justice has been served, the Premier reiterated the call she made recently for the partnership between police, crime prevention structures, churches, faith-based organisations, women organisations, non-government organisations and other civil society organisations to be strengthened to combat the scourge of sexual offences against women and girl children.

Modise said the spate of rape incidents that was experienced in recent months in the province, particularly those involving victims known to perpetrators, pointed to moral decay that needed united action .

 

Two Police Reservists arrested

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By OBakeng Maje

Rustenburg- Two Reservists Police Officers were arrested by one of their own at the taxi rank and in full view of the public.

This came after two off-duty police officers arrived at the busy taxi rank in full SAPS attaire and pretend to be on duty.
They allegedly consficated fake DVDS and illegally arrested some members of public and demand bribe for their freedom.

“Two Police officers who serve as Reservists were arrested for corruption after they took their full police uniform and pretent to be on duty,where they consfiscate fake DVDS and arrested members of public illegally”

“An off-duty police officer who saw this event unfolded called police after realising two officers are up to mischieve,nd they were arrested on the scene” said Brigadier Thulani Ngubane.

Two officers will appear today in court in connections of corruption

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North West ANC celebrates

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Scores of ANC members are celebrating the arrival of  centenary flame 

in the North West today.  ANC members from all over North West are in Moretele to celebrate the arrival before the torch tour the province. We are there and we will keep you posted.

The lighting of the flame is a time to reflect on historical achievements and the price that was paid for democracy.

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CSA ‘failed to exercise leadership’

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Cape Town – The board of Cricket SA (CSA) had “failed to exercise leadership”, members of Parliament’s sports portfolio committee heard on Wednesday.

Briefing MPs on the recommendations of the Nicholson Report, following the bonus and administration scandal that has rocked the cricket body, board member Chris Nenzani said there had been a “lack of oversight” by CSA.

The report, compiled by retired judge Chris Nicholson, found among other things, that now suspended CSA chief executive Gerald Majola had “surreptitiously negotiated the payment of bonuses” totalling R1.8 million, after the hosting of the Indian Premier League in South Africa in 2009.

Nenzani said on Wednesday that the CSA had accepted the Nicholson Report and was committed to sorting out the problems in SA cricket management.

“We made a public commitment… to fix the mess that we have created… I believe the board might, to some extent, have failed to exercise leadership.

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Thato’s shooter ran away

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ohannesburg – The policeman who shot dead Thato Mokoka placed the gun next to his body then ran away, the High Court in Johannesburg heard on Wednesday.

“He didn’t walk away, he ran,” testified a pregnant, 15-year-old friend of Mokoka, 16, who was shot dead on February 14 outside his home, allegedly by student constable Sipho Mbatha.

The police went looking for Mokoka with two youths and two women who accused him of being part of a gang called the BWA, and of having a gun.

“I heard one of the boys say Thato had a gun while we were still inside the shack,” the girl, who may not be named, testified in camera. She told the court that one of them had not got along with Mokoka.

“He didn’t like Thato. He was jealous because Thato was always around girls. He didn’t like me because he proposed to me and I turned him down.”

She confirmed that Mokoka was part of a group of friends who called themselves the BWA (Boys With Advices).

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Gauteng is ‘gangsters paradise’: Petros

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Johannesburg – Gauteng police commissioner Mzwandile Petros on Wednesday admitted the province was labelled as a ‘gangsters’ paradise’.

“I was fascinated by the beauty of the walls of Gauteng because the walls are five metres high instead of two metres high,” he said during an interview on Talk Radio on 702.

“Something is not right. The people are living in fear.”

He said the term ‘Gangsters’ paradise’ was given by the people of Gauteng themselves and this fear was justified.

He recalled in the interview when he moved to Gauteng from the Western Cape in 2010 to take up the post as provincial commissioner.

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21-YEAR-OLD ZIMBABWEAN NATIONAL DIE WHILE HIS CO-ACCUSED REMAINS IN CUSTODY FOR BUSINESS ROBBERY IN BRITS

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21-YEAR-OLD ZIMBABWEAN NATIONAL DIE WHILE HIS CO-ACCUSED REMAINS IN CUSTODY FOR BUSINESS ROBBERY IN BRITS

 

Two  suspects were arrested for  business robbery at a local supermarket in Brits yesterday 31 July 2012 at about 17:32. 

 

It is alleged that the victim was busy inside the shop when three suspects entered the shop and pretended to be customers.  One of the suspects threatened the victim with a firearm and robbed him of an undisclosed amount of cash, cigarettes and airtime.  It is also alleged that the suspects took the victim’s father’s passport and driver’s licence.  The victim switch the alarm and the security guards and members of the Tactical Response Team (TRT) came to the rescue. 

 

When members of TRT and the security guards  arrived at the scene, shots were exchanged between the suspects and the police.  A security guard and members of TRT chased the three suspects.  One of the suspects was shot, one was arrested and the other one managed to flee the scene and he is still at large.  One suspect was found in possession of a firearm and the other suspect was in possession of money and airtime.  The suspect who was shot was taken to Brits Hospital under police supervision. This morning 01 August 2012, it was reported that the 21-year-old Zimbabwean national died at the Brits hospital.

 

The Brits police are investigating a Business Robbery case and one suspect is expected to appear in Bits Magistrate Court soon.

 

Other info bill ‘not an attack on media’

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The less-talked-about information bill – the Protection of Personal Information Bill – is not another attack on mainstream media, ANC and opposition MPs have assured, but will instead crack down on direct marketing companies.

On Tuesday, the portfolio committee on justice and constitutional development discussed the bill, which had been before Parliament the longest out of those yet to be finalised.

Its main intention is to reinforce Section 14 of the constitution, which grants everyone the right to privacy. Now in its seventh draft, the bill is expected to be made into law before the end of this year. It aims to “promote the protection of personal information processed by public and private – bodies” and to introduce information protection and establish minimum requirements for the processing of personal information. The bill also makes provision for a regulator to provide for the issuing of codes of conduct to cover the handling of personal information.

ANC MP John Jefferies and his DA counterpart, Dene Smuts, defended the bill following concerns that journalism would be a victim of the legislation, because it also dealt with the gathering and dissemination of individuals’ information without their consent.

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Divisions could be ANC’s demise – Sexwale

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Tokyo Sexwale, with Judy Favish (right) and other members of the audience at the UCT campus on Tuesday night. Sexwale gave a lecture on Nelson Mandela and said unity in the ANC was of paramount importance for the continued existence of the party. Picture: Courtney Africa

Unity in the ANC is paramount, irrespective of who is elected to lead the party later this year, Human Settlements Minister Tokyo Sexwale has said.

ANC members who wanted to “pursue victory” at the party’s national conference in Mangaung in December should also consider what such a victory could cost a party watched closely by an electorate that should not be taken for granted, he said in giving a lecture on Nelson Mandela at UCT on Tuesday night.

The event was arranged by the ANC Youth League as part of the ANC’s centenary celebrations.

Sexwale lamented the divisions in the ANC.

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