By Obakeng Maje

Taung-North West police opened an inquest docket after a middle age woman collapsed and died on the scene.

“A woman was asthmatic and police suspect no foul play. According to police, a woman experienced inhalation problems ” Botma said.

By Obakeng Maje

Buffelshoek- North West police are investigating a culpable homicide after a 55 year-old man burnt to death in a fatal accident.

“A driver was travelling along Schoemandrift road when he allegedly lost control of his vehicle” captain Aafje Botma said.

“The car overturned and caught fire” she said.

Police said the victim was burnt to death while stucked in a burning vehicle.

Investigations continue and a case of culpable homicide was registered.

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By Obakeng Maje

Kuruman-Police in Bothithong village arrested two men aged between 20 and 30 on Friday evening and charged them with attempted rape and robbery. 

“The suspects allegedly attacked two women who were from a night vigil and on their way to their residential area” Lieutenant Olebogeng Tawana said. 

“They allegedly robbed them off their cellphones at a knife point and also attempted to rape them” he said. 

Police said the victims screamed for help. 

“The incident happened not very far from where the night vigil was held. People who were at the night vigil heard women screaming for help and came to their rescue” police said. 

“The suspects tried to flee on foot from the crime scene,however vigilant community members managed to apprehend them and hand them over to the police” Tawana said. 

Police said upon investigations the police retrieved the victims cellphones, and the knives the suspects used during the commission of crime. 

The suspects are due to appear before the Mothibistad Magistrate Court on charges of robbery and attempted rape.

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By Staff Reporter

Mary Ntsweng is determined to put up a great show and help Banyana Banyana bid farewell to Cyprus on a winning note when they face Northern Ireland in their final Group C match of the Cyprus Cup on Monday, 11 March 2013.  

The enterprising winger has been one of the shining stars in the South African women’s side in this annual tournament, dishing out splendid displays despite the team’s failure to register a win in the tournament.

“It’s been a very competitive tournament. Our undoing has been that we start well but lose focus when it matters most; and our opponents have seized the opportunity and punished us for that,” said Ntsweng, who plies her trade with the TUT Ladies FC team in the Sasol Woman’s League. 

Having a fulltime role in the tournament this time around after having a bit-part role in the 2012 edition, Ntsweng has orchestrated most of the attacking moves for Banyana Banyana only for her striking teammates’ to spurn the chances created.

She scored a cracking goal in the 2-2 draw against New Zealand in the practice match ahead of the start of the tournament and watched in disbelief as her shot cannoned off the crossbar against the Republic of Ireland last Friday.

Ntsweng remains confident that the goals will come. “I have heard the coaches commend me for my performances in Cyprus so far and I am glad I have followed their instructions. I am glad everything has penned out well and my aim is always to go out onto the park and be ready to die for the team. As a collective, we have done well in creating chances. What we need only is to improve our communication and be fully alert when in the final third,” she said.

Banyana Banyana and Northern Ireland come into the final Group C match at the Paralimni stadium (14h30 on Monday, 11th March) winless after two outings. The Sasol-sponsored side lost their opening game 2-0 to Korea Republic and narrowly defeated 1-0 by Republic of Ireland after missing a host of chances on Friday. Northern Ireland were thumped 5-1 by Ireland and 3-0 by Korea in their two games.

Banyana Banyana beat Northern Ireland 2-0 in the group stages of the Cyprus Cup last year and while Ntsweng has seen an improved team in their opponents, she firmly believes Banyana Banyana can beat them again.

“The standard is higher in the tournament this year, teams have regrouped after last year’s outing and strengthened their weak departments,” assessed the 24-year old dreadlocked winger. 

The team had a day off on Saturday and spent the afternoon in the beautiful city of Larnaca, about 55kms outside their base of Ayia Napa, sight-seeing nearby the Mediterranean Sea. In the evening, the South African girls participated in a fun Player’s Evening – a karaoke singing and dancing event – which featured the three teams from Group C, Korea Republic, Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, put together by the tournament organisers.

 After completion of the group matches on Monday, the 2012 African Women Championship runners up will compete in a 11th/12th playoff spot in the 12-nation tournament as they have not qualified for a playoff in higher positions.

Banyana Banyana finished in 10th place in the tournament last year.

Korea Republic and Ireland will face each other to determine the winner of Group of C in the second match at the Paralimni stadium.

By Obakeng Maje

Ranfontein-Yesterday tears were flowing freely at a funeral of satanic victim Keamogetse Sefularo,17.

Sefularo was buried yesterday in Randfontein after been stabbed by a fellow learner.

According to reports, Sefularo was stabbed by a member of alleged satanism crew.

The school suspended ten of learners who allegedly practice satanism.

“We had an urgent meeting with parents and we need to root out this demonic deeds” Morake Motsitsi said.

“We need to get rid and fight against this scourge especially in our schools” Motsitsi said.

One of the students who belongs to the alleged satanic crew told Sabc that they drink blood of people.

“We drink people’s blood and we practice this for survival” he said.

The satanic deeds have shown its ugly face amongst schools previously.

Three years ago the satanic practices plunged few schools in Pampierstad and other areas.

About 100 people protested peacefully outside the department of education building on Stalwart Simelane Street in Durban on Friday.

The singing, dancing protesters carried posters that read “Angie [Motshekga] and Bobby [Soobrayan] must go” and “You must go unfaithful Angie, your time is up”.

SA Democratic Teachers’ Union (Sadtu) provincial secretary Mbuyiseni Mathonsi said Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga had not carried out her mandate.

Her head was being demanded, along with that of basic education director-general Bobby Soobrayan.

He said one only had to look at the state of the Limpopo and Eastern Cape education department.

Earlier, Sadtu’s Durban south regional secretary Sibongiseni Xulu called for the resignation of Motshekga.

Xulu said Motshekga had not taken education seriously.

He said the education department had faced many problems since 2011.

Xulu mentioned Limpopo, where students were left without textbooks for about seven months last year.

He said some teachers in the Eastern Cape were not being paid their salaries, and the province was also suffering from a shortage of teachers.

“There is no proper delivery of quality education in the Eastern Cape.”

Xulu accused Motshekga of not seeing through her programmes, such as the laptop teacher initiative, which was supposed to supply laptops to teachers.

This had never reached fruition, he said, and there was also no security at schools.

-Sapa