Rustenburg-In 2011, Executive Mayor of Rustenburg Local Municipality, Cllr Mpho Khunou, decided to embark on a campaign to collect shoes for disadvantaged children in Rustenburg after a disheartening experience he had during the handover ceremony of appliances and equipments to Ntshalleng Le Bana Care Centre held at Freedom Park on the 26th October 2011.

After a successful ground-breaking effort in 2011, the Executive Mayor, decided to continue with the project, with the objective to bringing a difference in the lives of needy children within Rustenburg.

The campaign started with a collection of 5 000 pairs in 2011, and was a remarkable success. Once again, this year, the campaign has collected 5 000 pairs of school shoes, and will be distributed to 40 schools within the jurisdiction of Rustenburg Local Municipality.

“It is against this background that companies, Institutions and individuals are every year requested to contribute towards this noble course by donating pairs of school shoes” said spokesperson Thapelo Matebesi.

On Friday,Executive Mayor Cllr Mpho Khunou, will be handing over the collected shoes to beneficiaries, namely; needy learners from underprivileged background, in all 38 Wards of the Municipality, wherein donors will be officially acknowledged during a ceremony to be held at the Paardekraal Extension 23 Community Hall. 

Proceedings start at 18:00.

“Your presence at this exciting ceremony will be highly appreciated as we together continue to inform the nation” Matebesi said. 

For further enquiries kindly contact Spokesperson, Mr Thapelo Matebesi on 014 590 3509.

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Johannesburg – The Vereeniging District Court has heard about the alleged torture and murder of a 15-year-old boy at a controversial game-ranger training camp in 2011, it was reported on Wednesday.

Raymond Buys died a month after being admitted to a Vereeniging hospital, emaciated and with, among others, skull fractures, following a 10-week stay at the camp, during which he was banned from contacting his family, according to a report in Beeld.

Camp owner Alex de Koker, 49, and his employee, Michael Erasmus, 20, have been charged with murder, child abuse, neglect and two cases of assault with intent to cause serious physical injury.

On Tuesday, Gerhard Oosthuizen, 19, reportedly testified that Buys, with whom he shared a tent during the training course, was chained to his bed every night, was refused permission to visit the toilet and forced to eat his own faeces.

According to Beeld, Oosthuizen told the court that Buys was extremely weak and unable to do the manual labour the boys were forced to perform. Buys was often beaten with planks, hosepipes and sticks when he did not do his duties properly, Oosthuizen said.

Shortly before Buys was admitted to hospital, Oosthuizen reportedly saw De Koker and Erasmus electrocuting Buys, who was naked and tied to a chair.

“He screamed… I was scared and ran away.”

Buys was later brought back to the tent and chained to his bed.

The cross-examination of Oosthuizen is expected to begin on Wednesday. – Sapa

Johannesburg – For eight months, the body of Lindiwe Ngwenya lay buried in a shallow grave in the yard of a Bramfischerville home she shared with her lover, Nkosinathi Nxumalo.

Neighbours had thought the 46-year-old woman had gone to her mother’s house in Senaoane, after her partner told them she had to take care of her sick mother. But she was buried just 3m from the main door to her RDP house.

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Durban – Eight pupils died when their bus driver apparently lost control of the vehicle and it overturned on the R66 between Ulundi and Kwaceza, a transport spokesperson said on Wednesday.

Kwanele Ncalane said eight pupils died, five were in critical condition and 20 others sustained minor injuries.

The accident happened on Tuesday night while the bus was transporting pupils from Richards Bay to Kwaceza.

Ncalane could not immediately provide the ages of the pupils. It was not clear whether the driver was injured.

“Investigations to establish the cause of the accident have started,” Ncalane said. – Sapa

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is struggling to recruit more female entrepreneurs in the province to enter the annual Technology for Women in Business (TWIB) awards.

TWIB project coordinator, Nthabeleni Seshebedi, said compared to other provinces, the Northern Cape attracted lesser women each year.

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Square Kilometre Array (SKA) South Africa announced recently that South African industry and institutions with appropriate existing expertise may be eligible for financial assistance on a shared cost, shared risk basis towards participation in the SKA design phase, extending to 2016.

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By Obakeng Maje

Taung-Livestock theft is so rife the area and its surroundings to such extend that the livestock owners are up in arms to prevent the scourge of theft.

Kgomo Modimo wa Gae is an Anti-Crime Organisation that fight crime against livestock theft.

North West province consists of most rural areas and the areas that experiencing livestocks are Taung, Kuruman and Ganyesa.

Kgomo Modimo wa Gae secretary christopher Gobusamang Makwati said they wince up because livestock theft is getting out of hand.

“We started this organisation to fight against livestock theft that is a nightmare to all livestock owners” told sabc.

Makwati said the livestock is only. Their source of income, so by letting criminals stealing from them will be unfair.

Yesterday Taung Magistrate Court adhere the case of Tshepo Moreki who was arrested for allegedly stealing cattles in Longaneng village.

Moreki allegedly sold those cattles in Hartswater and was subsequently arrested.

“We really wish police and court to be more firm when handing a sanction to perpetrators. If this is not the case, we will be more truculent” Makwatis said.

According to reports, criminals also sent a stern warning to livestock owners.

They allegedly said they cannot be browbeat by them and come 2014 only donkeys will be left.

Makwati said criminals sent a warning that they will not be intimidated by them.

“They also said come 2014 only donkeys will be available for slaughtering at funerals due to the fact that cows will be all sold and killed” he said.

Kgomo Modimo wa Gae organisation secretary urges the community members not to buy stolen cows for any ceremony eisther funerals or weddings.

“We will be paying suprise visit to funerals and weddings to check the validity of slaughtered animals. Peple must have a valid letter to show off that they bought slaughtered animal fairly” Makwati said.

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Pupils are gearing up for one of them to be the ultimate winner of the design artwork for a helmet for Andy Green, the fastest man on earth by far.

Local schools are entering their pupils in the Bloodhound Supersonic Car Project competition in numbers, to design the helmet using the blue and orange colours on the car and to use colours which represent the Northern Cape and South Africa.

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The national Treasury has withdrawn a total of R77m that was due to the Madibeng municipality because it failed to spend its allocated funds.

Madibeng spokesperson Lebogang Tsogang said: “The national Treasury has indeed withheld an equitable share that was due to the municipality, and in November the municipality expected a tranche of R98m but only received R35m, R63m was withheld. Again in March the municipality expected R62m and only R48m was received, withholding R14m.”

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The North-West University (NWU) Potchefstroom Campus has expressed its objection to “unfounded allegations” levelled at the university by individuals and organisations on the provisional suspension of the institution’s student representative council (SRC) chairperson, Matshediso Orapeleng, pending the finalisation of a disciplinary hearing.

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