The Orlando Pirates midfielder picked up an ankle injury during the last League game of the season against Maritzburg United, but ‘Bibo’ has fully recovered and is expected to join camp ahead of the trip for Sunday’s friendly against Lesotho in Maseru.

In a chat with KickOff.com, Ntshumayelo confirms he is back in Johannesburg after spending a few days at home with his family and will join the Bafana camp this evening.

“It was a minor injury. I am 100 per cent okay and can’t wait to join the Bafana camp tonight,” Ntshumayelo says.

Bafana have already lost Tsepo Masilela, Siboniso Gaxa and Kagisho Dikgacoi due to injuries.
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Johannesburg – The land claims process closed 14 years ago will be reopened, The Star newspaper reported on Wednesday.

According to the draft restitution of land rights amendment bill published last week the new deadline for claims would be December 31 2018.

The previous deadline was December 31 1998.

If the bill became law, it would allow those who missed the first deadline to claim, opening the door to new claims for those dispossessed by homelands betterment schemes, including white people, The Star reported.

It would also allow people to lodge claims that were previously refused.

The land claims process was for those who were dispossessed of a land right after June 13 1913 as a result of past racially discriminatory laws.

An explanatory memo attached to the draft bill said the previous restitution programme had “a number of problems” and certain categories of people who lost their rights due to colonial and apartheid laws had not been included.

These were people who could not lodge claims before the December 1998 deadline, and those who were dispossessed before 1913.

Others were dispossesses through betterment planning schemes but were not allowed to lodge claims.
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National Lottery Operator Gidani says a player or players in Mpumalanga have until end of business on Wednesday to claim an outstanding Jackpot prize of R21 million.

Players have 365 days in which to claim a prize, from the date of the draw.

Gidani says a Mpumalanga player correctly matched the numbers on the draw of Wednesday, 30th May 2012.

Gidani spokesperson, Thembi Tulwana says if the money is not claimed on Wednesday, the players will forfeit it.

“In the event that this person does not call or make themself known to us with their winning ticket, a valid ticket, they will forfeight their winnings. What we do with the moneys that are unclaimed and those that are expired we actually keep them within the company and we utilise them for marketing purposes. For instance, we’ll utilise them for gauranteed jackpots and so forth.”
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Durban – A prosecutor accused of raping a woman was arrested in Dundee, KwaZulu-Natal police said on Wednesday.

The 38-year-old man, who is employed at the Dundee Magistrate’s Court, was arrested on Tuesday, Captain Thulani Zwane said.

A 23-year-old woman had gone to court with her boyfriend when a prosecutor called her into his office last Thursday.

When the woman was inside the office she was allegedly raped by the man.

She told her boyfriend what happened and the incident was reported to police.

The man offered to pay the woman R3 000 to withdraw the case against him after finding out that he was being investigated by police, Zwane said.

The woman reported the matter to police and the man was arrested.

He faces charges of rape, corruption, and defeating the ends of justice. – Sapa

This is according to the International Transport Forum’s 2013 road safety annual report.

South Africa was ranked at the bottom of 36 countries in road fatalities with 27,6 deaths every 100000 inhabitants. Other developing countries included in the report did way better: Argentina and Colombia reached 12 while Malaysia was second-worst with 23,8.

Developed countries such as North America listed at 10,4, Australia only 5,6. So much for road blocks and traffic blitzes.

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By Obakeng Maje

Modderivier-A man is due in court after he was arrested after he allegedly beat a 10 month-old baby to death.

Police said a 22 year-old man was feeding his baby milk and the baby allegedly refused to drink the milk.

“A man will appear before Kimberley Magistrate Court after he allegedly beat his child to death” colononel Priscilla Naidu said.

Police said a man and his girlfriend had a fight before the incident.

The man allegedly went beserk and started to kick and assault the baby who eventually passed on in hospital.

“The baby was rushed to Kimberley hospital on Monday and subsequently died because of injuries suffered” said Naidu. 

Government is focussing on Child Protection Week. They believe that protecting children and creating a safe and secure environment is everyone’s responsibility hence the theme for this year’s campaign is “Working Together to Protect Children’.  

“Each child has a right to health and a life free from violence. Each year, though, millions of children around the world are the victims and witnesses of physical, sexual  and emotional abuse” said police. 

The Bill of Rights in the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa (Act 108 of 1996) specifically states that every child has the right to be protected from maltreatment, neglect, abuse or degradation

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By Obakeng Maje

Rustenburg-Marikana Commission has been moved from Rustenburg to Centurion in Pretoria.

The decision was taken yesterday by The Farlam Commission after the lawyer Dali Mpofu proposed the decision.

According to representatives of slain miners, the transpotation and accomodations is costly for them.

“We would like to thank the local municipality of Rustenburg for the gratitude and co-operation showed during our stay” Advocate Dali Mpofu said.

The retired judge Farlam said the Lonmin will provide free transport to relatives of killed miners to Pretoria.

“The mine has indicated that they will provide free transport to all relatives who will be attending the commission” said Farlam.

President Jacob Zuma is expected to extend the time frame of the commision.

However the community of Marikana dispute the decision saying this decision is undermining their community.

Bapo-ba-ga-Mogale are furious regarding the decision and said the event took place in Marikana not in Pretoria.

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It has emerged that a 14-year-old teenager allegedly hacked to death only three family members to death with an axe last week. 

It now appears one family member he was thought to have killed, is still alive.  The boy’s case is being delayed while he recovers in hospital from injuries sustained during his arrest.

Earlier, police said that the boy allegedly killed four of his family members in Etwatwa informal settlement in Daveyton in Ekurhuleni, but it’s now reported that the boy’s grandmother is still alive but she’s in critical conditions at the Far East Hospital in Springs.

The teenager’s grandfather says the boy attended what he called a strange church in the area.

But the Church of Satanism in South Africa says the killing is not consistent with its religion.

A senior priest at the Church says the ministry does not condone killing and the use of drugs.  

“I think it’s a misguide thing or it’s related to gang system where they use drugs and get something in the head,” says the Church of Satanism leader.

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