Yearly Archives: 2012

SANGOMA AND HIS CO-ACCUSED GRANTED BAIL

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BY Obakeng Maje

Mmabatho-A sangoma and his co-accused were granted bail of R1000 each at Mmabatho Magistrate Court today. The two were arrested by North West police on Friday for grave desecration.

Koketse Jabane,54 who is a sangoma and Rapelang Modise appeared before magistrate for grave violation allegations.

“Police were patrolling Moletsamongwe cemetery area when they saw two people leaving the graveyard. They stopped and search them” Captain Amanda Funani said.

“Jabane and Modise were arrested after the remains of a human being were found in their possession. They appeared briefly at Mmabatho Magistrate Court for grave desecration and were granted a R1000 bail each” She said.

According to information we received, the grave of Sipho Lolwane who was an albino was not for the first time being tempered with. Police registered another incident back in 2002, but no one was arrested.

“The grave of Lolwane was tempered with before,so police are still trying to link two cases. The two suspects will be back in court on the 07 of December” she continues.

The case will resume back on the 07 of December and investigations continue.

‘We will hunt down cop killers’

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Mourners pay tribute to slain policeman, Detective Constable Ajith Krishanlal, at the Clare Estate Crematorium on Sunday, October 7, 2012. Pictures: Marilyn Bernard

Durban – Slain Pinetown policeman, Detective Constable Ajith Krishanlal, and his partner Constable Jerome Ngoma, had called for assistance when they were ambushed by two men waiting for their accomplices in a getaway vehicle.

Details on how the policemen were set upon at a KFC in New Germany on Friday night are beginning to emerge as police search for the suspects.

On Sunday, mourners paid tribute to Krishanlal at the Clare Estate Crematorium, while more than 200 people gathered at the spot where he was killed, some laying flowers in his memory.

Ngoma is in a critical condition in hospital.

Provincial police commissioner Lieutenant-General Mmamonnye Ngobeni, has condemned the shooting and vowed that Krishanlal’s killers will be hunted down and brought to book.

She said the Durban organised crime unit (serious and violent crimes) was working around the clock to track down the suspects.

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SAA CEO steps down

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IOL saa aircraftJohannesburg – New SA Airways (SAA) chief executive Siza Mzimela resigned from the embattled government-owned airline on Monday, said the office of Public Enterprises Minister Malusi Gigaba.

“Yes we have received the resignation. We have accepted the resignation, but it was not with immediate effect,” said Gigaba’s spokesman Mayihlome Tshwete.

“She will remain with us for some weeks until we find a suitable person to act in the interim.”

SAA spokesman Tlali Tlali could not confirm the resignation when contacted for comment.

In an email sent to SAA employees, Mzimela said she had “given this decision careful thought” and “felt that now is the best time to relinquish my position”.

Mzimela, who joined SAA in May 2010 after heading up South African Express Airways, said she was leaving with some sadness because she had “thoroughly enjoyed being a member of the SAA family”.

The news comes more than a week after Chairwoman Cheryl Carolus and six others resigned from the SAA board. The resignations followed a decision by Public Enterprises Minister Malusi Gigaba to cancel SAA’s AGM and his request to Parliament for a two-month postponement of the tabling of its annual report.

Carolus told Business Day that it was “with a lot of careful thought and consideration” that she had taken this “extraordinary” step.

Meanwhile, the National Treasury has recently provided the crucial multibillion-rand guarantee that was needed to finalise SAA’s 2012 financial accounts. Comair challenged the application of the latest R5 billion government guarantee for the national carrier.

Chief executive Erik Venter said that Comair had an obligation to challenge further government support that would benefit SAA’s domestic operations. This was a matter of industry survival, and maintaining competition in the market for domestic air travel.

SAA had accumulated losses of R17bn since deregulation in 1992. Over this period, nine of the 11 private airlines competing with SAA had failed. This was a clear indication of the impact of SAA’s assurance of state support, Venter said. – Sapa

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Mob justice claim another life

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Cape Town-A suspected thief has been stoned to death in Khayelitsha in what appears to be the latest incident of vigilantism in the area.

Residents of Kuyasa’s School Site, in Khayelitsha, said the body of a man had been found at about 9am on Sunday.

Police confirmed that the man was found beside the road with two cement blocks lying beside him.

Themba Nomdimba, who lives in the area, said the man had been badly beaten. “I think he was trying to rob someone,” Nomdimba said.

Another resident, Nomtyala Gule, said she saw the body lying across the road from her house.

“I saw the body lying there, but I don’t know the story. I don’t want to lie, but I don’t know what happened to him,” Gule said.

Further down the road, a woman who asked not to be named said she heard a commotion in the morning and heard people saying there was something happening, but did not want to venture out.

Mvuseleli Lutha, who lives near the scene, said he noticed something was wrong when police cordoned off the area and removed the body.

Most residents said they did not know who the man was, and the police could not give details at the time of going to press.

Khayelitsha police, who are not allowed to comment officially, said that the man’s body was found on Sunday morning after officers had been called to the scene by residents.

Police members cordoned off the area with yellow tape while investigators combed the scene for clues. Police later helped the provincial forensic pathology services remove the body.

Provincial police spokesman Captain FC van Wyk confirmed the man’s death. The killing brings to 17 the number of alleged criminals killed in street justice attacks in Khayelitsha in the past year.

The attacks prompted Premier Helen Zille to establish a commission of inquiry into an alleged breakdown in relations between the community and police at the Site B, Harare and Lingelethu West police stations.

Mob justice has become a regular occurrence in the area. Residents say poor communication between communities and the police is to blame.

Civil society groups handed Zille a chilling dossier last November detailing specific instances in which police had allegedly failed in their duty

Public hearings will be held at the end of this month.

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Pakistanian robbed in Ventersdorp

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By Obakeng Maje

Ventersdorp-Police are investigating a case of business robbery after seven unknown suspects robbed a 26-year-old Pakistan shop.

The incident occurred in Extension 2 Tshing yesterday.

“It is alleged that the suspects forced the door open to gain entry. The suspects threatened the victim with knives and ransacked the shop before they robbed him” North West police said.

The fled the scene with an undisclosed amount of money and airtime vouchers.

No arrests were made and investigation continues.

Police looking for unknown suspects for raping a 19 year old girl

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By Obakeng Maje

Brits Police are investigating a rape case after a 19-year-old victim was raped.

It is alleged that the victim was from a party when a vehicle stopped next her at the garage.

“She was raped and was taken to a local hospital by helpers.

No arrests were made and investigations continue.

Investigation continues.

A 33 year old suspect to appear in court for murder

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By Obakeng Maje

Phokeng Police arrested a 33-year-old suspect for allegedly stabbing to death an 18-year-old victim yesterday.

The incident happened at Kgale Section.

The deceased was stabbed several times and died on the scene.

“A case of murder was registered and the suspect is expected to appear before Bafokeng Tlhabane Magistrates Court Monday” Captain Funani said.

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26 year old girl gang-raped

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By Obakeng Maje

Boitekong-Police are looking for two suspects after a 26-year-old victim was gang raped North West police said.

The incident occurred at Siza Squatter Camp.

“It alleged that the victim was from Rustenburg when she was offered a lift by the suspects” Captain Amanda Funani said.

  “The suspects threatened the victim with a knife and forced into the bushes where they raped her” she asserted.

The victim went to the police where a case of rape and kidnapping were launched.

The suspects are still at large and investigation continues. 

Three suspects still at large after armed robbery

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BY Obakeng Maje

Rustenburg Police are investigating a case of armed robbery after three suspects robbed a 30-year-old victim and fled the scene with an undisclosed amount of money.

The incident happened in Rustenburg.

“It is alleged that the victim was withdrawing money at FNB bank ATM machine when he was confronted by the suspects who pointed him with a firearm” Captain Funani.

“The suspect also took the victim’s cellphone and clothes. No injuries sustained and the suspects are still at large”.

Investigation continues.

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Premier Modise expresses shock and condemns Klerksdorp double-murder

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By Obakeng Maje

North West Premier Mme Thandi Modise has expressed shock and sadness that a 96 year-old woman and her 55 year gardener were allegedly found murdered at Wilkopies residential area in Klerskdorp at around 12:30 pm on Saturday.“We wish to condemn in the strongest terms possible these gruesome murders and convey our condolences to the families that lost their loved ones. We call on police should not leave any stone unturned in their investigations to make sure that those responsible for the heartless murders are behind bars. We appeal to members of the public to assist police in their investigation. There is no place in our society for heartless criminals who target the aged and vulnerable in the safety of their homes,” says Premier Modise

 

According to police who confirmed that no one has thus far been arrested, the deceased sister become suspicious when she did not answer or return her calls. The sister phoned deceased’s friend to go and check at her house. When the friend got to the victim’s home, she found Elizabeth Louw lying on the floor in the dining room She also discovered Gert Marks’s corpse on the floor dead in the backroom. It is alleged that both victims were suffocated and strangled.

 

It is alleged that Louw was tied with shoe laces on her feet and hands before she was killed by the perpetrators who fled the scene with the deceased’s jewellery and an undisclosed amount of money.