London – Taken at face value it was an innocent enough remark, encouraging friends to explore “a belief system to apply to day-to-day life to attain peacefulness”.
But when Peaches Geldof chose to share her “religious” convictions with her 148 000 followers on Twitter, it lifted the lid on a much more sinister world than first impressions would suggest.
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Johannesburg – Communications Minister Dina Pule must provide evidence that the Sunday Times was involved in a smear and blackmail campaign against her, editor Phylicia Oppelt said on Monday.
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The South African Football Association’s (SAFA) Referees Review Committee says that referee Lwandile Mfiki acted in a correct manner during the fiery encounter between Kaizer Chiefs and Golden Arrows which was marred by crowd disturbances.
The Review Committee comprising chairman Bruce Mphela and committee members Steve Goddard, Frans Boshilo and Moses Hleza viewed the recording of the match extensively and concluded that the referee had handled the match appropriately in a hostile environment.
“The Review Committee confirms that the decision to dismiss Reneilwe Letsholonyane of Kaizer Chiefs in that match, for serious foul play, was correct.
“The cautioning of Kaizer Chiefs’ Tefo Mashamaite, in the first 25 seconds of the match set the tone for the proceedings of the tense game. It gave the referee a clear indication of what was to come,” read the statement from the review committee.
The statement goes on to say: “Mfiki should also have sent off Lucky Baloyi of Kaizer Chiefs, as his foul was a clear dismissal offence instead of a plain caution.
“The match officials must be complimented on their calm approach to all the incidents throughout this match,” concluded the Review Committee.
The Committee said the attempted attack on Mfiki by a spectator will be dealt with by the PSL.
By Obakeng Maje
Taung-North West Department of Health, Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District will for the first in history show-case it’s EMRS Helicopter that will service critically injured patients in the District.
Department of Health in Dr. Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District is show-casing its newly acquired EMR helicopter service.
The show-case is scheduled to take place on Monday, 22 April 2013 (TODAY) at the following venue:
“Helicopter landed at Taung Sun at 10:00 – 11:00 am and Vryburg Aerodrome at 12:00 – 13:00 pm. Doctors, EMRS and Hospital casualty personnel given a briefing on the sites by helicopter attached medical team” said District communication officer, Sthembiso Mkhize.
“All our hospital shall construct heli-pads for landing and collection of patients. However it shall use alternative available landing sites on varying Sub-Districts” Taung Hospital CEO Ompolokilwe Cwaile said.
Medical guidelines for use of air transport include but not limited to Head injuries with Glassco Coma Scale (GSC) of more than 6 but less than 12 and low BP; Spinal Injuries where road transportation exceed 20km ( and or bad roads), threatening or real amputation above knee/elbow and severe respiratory distress cases he said.
The Helicopter services are a two year RT 79 National Contract and the District is contracted to fly 30 hours per month. This kind of service is expected to improve and most importantly save lives of our people.
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Details of the LAUNCH are as follows:
Venue : Vryburg Aerodrome
Date : 22 April 2013
Time : 12:00 – 13:00 pm
Venue : Taung Sun
Date : 22 April 2013
Time : 10:00 – 11:00 am
Johannesburg – More black, coloured, and Indian South Africans speak Afrikaans at home than white South Africans, the SA Institute of Race Relations (SAIRR) said on Monday.
According to a recent SAIRR study, based on data from the 2011 census, only 40% of those who speak Afrikaans at home are whites.
This means that out of 6.9 million people who speak the language at home, 2.7 million are white, while the rest are from other racial groups.
English is the home language of almost five million South Africans; of these, 1.6 million (or 34%) are white.
Almost 1.2 million black South Africans have English as their mother tongue, while coloured people and Indians accounted for nearly 950,000 and 1.1 million, respectively.
SAIRR researcher Thuthukani Ndebele said English was only the fourth most-spoken home language, but was the preferred language of learning in South Africa.
“About 64% of the 11.5 million pupils in public schools in 2010 chose to be taught in English, reflecting a global trend for the preference of the language.”
Internationally, at least one-in-four people speak English with some level of competence.
IsiZulu was the most common home language in South Africa, with 11.6 million South Africans listing it as their mother tongue.
Rustenburg – Police numbers in Marikana had been declining in the week that 34 striking mineworkers were shot dead, the Farlam Commission on Inquiry heard on Monday.
There were around 550 officers in Marikana on 13 August last year.
The number increased to around 750 by the 15th, but decreased to around 600 on 16 August – the day of the shooting, SAPS Major General Charl Annandale said.
Officers brought in from other provinces during the course of the week had returned to their posts prior to the main shooting.
Annandale was under cross-examination by Ishmael Semenya, for the SAPS.
He said though he had attended to big operations before, he never attended to one that needed such extensive crowd control where most of the crowd was armed.
Annandale was heading the police special tactical operations team during the Marikana unrest.
The Farlam Commission is holding public hearings in Rustenburg, North West, as part of an investigation into the deaths of 34 miners shot dead in a wage-related strike at Lonmin’s Marikana platinum mine on 16 August.
Another 10 people were killed in the preceding week.
The hearings continue.
The Office of the Premier in the North West Province is to host a workshop on the mediation strategy to manage relations between tourism, mining and land claims. The two-day provincial engagement involving key stakeholders in the sectors is to be held at Orion Hotel in Rustenburg as from Wednesday.
Members of the Executive Council, senior representatives from the mining sector, tourism, house of traditional leaders, key government departments related to the sectors and municipalities are expected to attend the workshop hosted by the Planning Commission and input on the first draft of the “North West Mediation Strategy and Plan for Mining, Tourism and Land Claims” discussion document.
“The workshop hosted by the Provincial Planning Commission will afford the key stakeholders with the first hand presentation on the mediation strategy and its core details for them to have a say and provide valuable inputs into the refinement of the plan and also play a part to generate sustainable solutions on this resource critical area. It will also assist to forge relations with key role-players in the sectors,” Premier Thandi Modise highlighted.
Modise said that whilst the province is characterised by significant mining developments and prospects, substantial tourism potential and a bevy of land claims. Overtly, these distinctive and often competing interests possess the possibility of diminishing each other and the economic growth and development of the province.
“The provincial government through the development and implementation of the plan intends to address the conflicting interest between these sectors on a sustainable basis,” emphasised,” she emphasised.
According to the Premier, a team of specialists experienced in the relevant fields were appointed in 2012, tasked with evaluating the status quo and preparing a first draft of the discussion document.
The document captures findings from an initial assessment phase which included documentary reviews and interviews, analyses relevant case studies and offers preliminary recommendations. The report now requires inputs from key stakeholders in the identified areas and a joint programmatic approach to address these challenges.
Platinum Stars have taken an early lead in Q4, with University of Pretoria in second and Kaizer Chiefs third, on goals scored.
The Soweto Derby between Chiefs and Orlando Pirates, which was held on March 9, was a Q4 match brought forward and is therefore included in this table.
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The 2-2 draw between Ajax Cape Town and Orlando Pirates on April 10, however, was a postponed Q3 match and is not included in this Q4 table.
This means Chiefs have two 0-0 draws in their three Q4 matches so far, before they beat Moroka Swallows 3-1 at the weekend.
Dikwena have two wins and a draw to show for themselves so far, with seven goals scored, to take top spot.
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Springbok fullback Zane Kirchner will join Irish side Leinster later this year after signing a two-year contract with the club.
The 28-year-old has opted to move to Ireland rather than extend his contract with the South African Bulls franchise beyond its expiry at the end of October. It is unclear when Kirchner will join his new team, with Bulls high performance manager Xander Janse van Rensburg hinting that the player could request a release before his current deal ends. “We understand that an earlier release might be requested, but it is up to the board to approve that or not,” Van Rensburg said in a media statement release by the franchise on Monday.
“We have been in talks with Zane and his agent since November and although it is very disappointing to lose his services, we wish him well.”
Kirchner joined the Bulls franchise in 2007 from Currie Cup side Griquas and was part of the squads that won the Super Rugby competition in his first year and later in 2009 and 2010. He made his Springbok debut in 2009 and has made 24 appearances.
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Johannesburg –
More than 25 000 teachers will take to the streets on Wednesday during a national march by SA Democratic Teachers Union (Sadtu) members to the Union Buildings in Pretoria and to Parliament in Cape Town.
The march is part of the union’s drive for Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga and director-general Bobby Soobrayan to resign.
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