Johannesburg – After failing to win the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations opening game against Cape Verde on Saturday, Bafana Bafana will go into Wednesday’s tie against Angola with the aim of bagging all three points.

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, South Africa played to a goalless draw at the National Stadium, however the fixture between Angola and Morocco also ended 0-0, meaning that after their first round of games, all the teams in Group A are on a level pegging.

Midfielder Siphiwe Tshabalala admits that Bafana will need to change their approach at the Moses Mabhida Stadium, he said that they have to be more aggressive.

He told the Siya crew that each and every player needs to take responsibility in the team and start scoring goals.  

“We need to change our approach as a team. Everyone in the team should be able to score and defend. We have been playing well, but failing to find the back of the net, which is not helping us at all.  

“Against Angola we should change that and score. If we win on Wednesday we have the tournament to fight for. And we know we will win on Wednesday,” the Kaizer Chiefs wing said. Soccer Laduma

By Staff Reporter

North West Premier Thandi Modise is to lead a delegation from the provincial government that is to engage Lonmin Management on the company’s refinancing process, challenges and responsibilities post Marikana and the Lonmin Renewal Plan. The meeting is to be held as from 10:00 am tomorrow, Wednesday 23 January 2013 at the Office of the Premier’s Malibongwe Boardroom in Ga-Rona Building in Mmabatho.

Premier Modise will use the opportunity to share the concern of the provincial government regarding decent housing for miners, improving employer-employee relations, mining charter compliance, interventions to improve the relationship with Bapo Ba Mogale Traditional Council and implementation of the Social Labour Plan.

The meeting will also focus on Lonmin’s state of business, safety, operations, its shareholding and care of dependants of employees post Marikana.

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Perpetrators of violence against the vulnerable, particularly elderly women should have no place in society but be permanently removed, North West Premier Thandi Modise said on Tuesday.

In expressing shock and condemning the murder of a 98 year old Mahikeng woman who was found murdered in Tloung village outside Mahikeng over the weekend, Premier Modise called for intensified united action against crime and the scourge of rape.

 “When the elderly are living in fear of being raped by children old enough to be their grandchildren in some instances, society should stand up to say “enough is enough,” Premier Modise

In calling on the community to assist police in their investigations, Modise added that crime is eroding the moral fibre and needs to be fought on all fronts. 

 Police are reportedly investigating whether the woman whose body was found by her grandson was raped before she was killed.

According to Colonel Emelda Setlhako, the victim’s grandson alleged that he was on his way to a funeral on Saturday morning when he decided to have a look at his grandmother.

Setlhako alleges that the grandson found the victim lying on the floor covered with a blanket and that there was dry blood on the mats and underneath the blanket. She also reported that the victim had bruises on her face and strangling marks on her neck.

The grandson, who was in another room in the house at the time the incident occurred, apparently heard something fall in the woman’s room earlier in the day, but did not investigate

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At its extra – ordinary National Executive Meeting of the SA Schools Football Association, SASFA, held over the weekend, a clear and positive picture of progress and growth emerged for the football development of South Africa.

“We are happy to announce a clean bill of health for Schools Football since all our sponsors and partners are on board & this bodes well for the continued existence of organised schools football. We are glad that our partners are satisfied” said an elated Mandla ‘Shoes’ Mazibuko.

All contracts that were due for renewal have been honoured for the next cycle of sponsorship and it is rumoured that McDonald’s South Africa is looking keen to renew the FWC Legacy Project partnership with SASFA, the McDonald’s U/14 Schools League.

SASFA also voiced its weight behind AFCON 2013 and Bafana – Bafana team and joins millions of South Africans to support all the teams and rally fully behind our team by making sure that they purchase tickets as this is part of showering the team with the boost of encouragement that they need.

“Let us all rise to the occasion and support AFCON teams, the best that Africa has to offer and make sure that we buy tickets. We call upon all schools to support these games “added Mazibuko.

All members of the National Executive Committee have re-committed themselves to work hard for unity, inclusive participation; sustained advancement of Schools Football as well expressed confidence on the current leadership. They also expressed willingness to take care of Girl Child Football by pledging a special budget for Provinces to roll out programmes aimed at ensuring that Girls do play football whilst the NEC works hard to bring partners on board since it has been proved that Women Football is the fastest growing sport.

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By Obakeng Maje

Klerksdorp-A 43 year-old man accused of raping a 10 month-old baby niece will remain in custody after all.

This came as no suprise as the community of Orkney vent their anger during court appearance.

The judge could not grant Petros mocumi,43 owing to his safety as the community he lives in does not want him anymore.

Petros Mocumi was arrested a three weeks ago after he allegedly took his niece for a walk.

On their way back,a child was crying hysterically and was taken to local clinic where rape was confirmed.

“Petros Mocumi was charged with rape and magistrate denied him bail as he could not provide required information regarding his residence” NPA spokesperson said.

The suspect will remain in jail until his court appearance on the 22nd of February.

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Cape Town – DA leader Helen Zille announced on Monday that she has pulled out of a New Age business breakfast after weekend reports said the breakfasts were sponsored by cash-strapped state-owned enterprises, such as Eskom, using public money.

The breakfast was scheduled for January 31 at Montecasino in Joburg and “the changing political structure in the country and the DA’s outlook on the upcoming elections in 2014” were to be discussed.

On Sunday, City Press reported that Transnet had spent R17.5 million on 18 breakfasts, while Eskom had paid R7.2m for six breakfasts. It was also reported that the SABC did not charge the New Age newspaper a cent to broadcast their breakfasts live on SABC2.

“Now that it has come to light that the breakfasts are funded by public money via state-owned enterprises to the tune of millions of rand, the DA cannot continue to participate,” Zille said on Monday.

She has written to Moegsien Williams, editor of the New Age, to inform him of her decision.In response, Williams said: “It flies in the face of her often harsh criticism of the SABC for not affording leaders of the opposition a fair opportunity on the airwaves.

Williams said Zille’s statement on Monday was disingenuous.

“Zille participated in a Business Briefing on February 2, 2012, in Cape Town and thanked Telkom for its sponsorship in her introductory remarks.”

Zille said that she and other DA colleagues had previously spoken at New Age breakfasts assuming the events were funded by the newspaper and by business people who purchased tickets to attend.

Since 2011 the Gupta family, who own the New Age newspaper and are close allies of President Jacob Zuma, have hosted an array of speakers at the breakfasts, including Zuma, Justice Minister Jeff Radebe and Public Enterprises Minister Malusi Gigaba.

“It is not acceptable or defensible for public money to be used to bankroll a privately owned newspaper, and indirectly the coffers of the ANC,” she said. “This is another example of how ANC cadres in business and ANC cadres in government work together to funnel money to the ANC in a mutually beneficial but essentially corrupt relationship.”

The multimillion-rand sponsorships were revealed by Gigaba in response to a parliamentary question by DA MP Kenneth Mubu.

It was previously reported that Telkom sponsored 12 breakfasts to the tune of R12 million in the 2012/13 financial year, according to City Press.

In a front page editorial on Monday, the New Age’s chief executive Nazeem Howa said weekend reports were aimed at “silencing the New Age”.

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Premier Thandi Modise is to lead a delegation of the North West provincial government that is scheduled to meet with Ministers from Ivory Coast. The bilateral meeting is scheduled to take place at Sun City outside Rustenburg at around 3:00pm ahead of the Ivory Coast-Toga Orange 2013 African Cup of Nations match to be hosted at Royal Bafokeng Sports Palace this evening.

     “AFCON is not just a sporting event but presents countries on the continent with an opportunity to strengthen relations and take forward issues of development and mutual interest,” says Premier Modise.

The Ivory Coast delegation that will be meeting with the Premier and her delegation include Minister of the Promotion of Youth, Sport and Recreation, Mister Alain Michel LOBOGNON and Minister of Tourism, Mister Roger KACOU

Johannesburg – Five people accused of human trafficking and keeping a brothel are due to appear in the Durban Regional Court on Tuesday.

A doctor, his wife, and three men on Monday pleaded not guilty to the charges. They face a total of 156 charges including assault, rape, sexual exploitation of a child, and racketeering.

They allegedly ran a brothel in Durban where children as young as 12 were kept. – Sapa