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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Mahikeng-Elderly people running the Montshioa Cultural Village have expressed disappointment at the sport, arts and culture department for the deplorable state in which the institution finds itself.

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Durban – The man who killed Durban businessman Nhlanhla Gasa was jailed for 30 years by the Durban Regional Court on Tuesday.

Mbulelo Arthur Ntlauzana, 25, was sentenced to 20 years for murder and 10 years for robbery, and malicious damage to property.

Magistrate Anand Maharaj said Ntlauzana acted coldly, cowardly and carelessly when he killed Gasa.

He said Gasa’s killing was senseless. It showed a person who had hate, rage and venom.

Earlier, Ntlauzana admitted in his statement read by his lawyer Hycenth Mlothswa that he stabbed Gasa several times after the businessman tried to kiss him on the cheek.

He said after killing Gasa he took a duvet cover and used it to wrap his body.

“I dragged his body to the garage downstairs and put the body in the boot of the Jaguar,” Ntlauzana said in his statement.

He threw the body over the Tugela Bridge and burned Gasa’s car.

Maharaj said Ntlauzana could have left when Gasa tried to kiss him.

He said Ntlauzana tried to cover up his involvement in the crime by disposing the body and burning Gasa’s car.

Maharaj said that despite Ntlauzana’s guilty plea, he doubted he was remorseful.

After Ntlauzana killed Gasa, he went to the Eastern Cape with his family, which showed that he tried to evade police.

Upon his return to KwaZulu-Natal, he did not hand himself to police.

Ntlauzana had known Gasa since 2010.

Ntlauzana said Gasa was his mentor as he wanted to start a network-marketing business.

During cross-examination Ntlauzana said he wanted Gasa to finance him and be a partner with him in business but this did not happen.

He said it never upset him that the businessman did not finance him because he understood that he was always busy and never had time.

Ntlauzana was arrested in Groutville on the KwaZulu-Natal north coast on April 13.

Gasa’s body was found floating in the Tugela River four weeks ago. Police found his burnt-out Jaguar several metres away.

Gasa is the father of South African television personality Noni Gasa.

The courtroom was packed with Gasa’s friends and family.

Ntlauzana’s mother sobbed during the court proceedings. – Sapa