BY Obakeng Maje

Taung- A 71 year old man was allegedly burnt to death in Modutung village, near Taung.

North West police confirmed that an inquest docket has been launched after Kaelo Mosimanyana, 71 was found burnt to death in his bedroom by his grand-children.

“Police were called in the morning at 06:30am after he man was allegedly burnt to death. Police said Mosimanyana was last seen alive at 20h00 last night and he was staying with his grand-children and a family member” captain Adele Myburgh said.

The grand-daughter allegedly saw the bedroom belonging to Mosimanyana wide opened and she went to investigate police said.

Mosimanyana stay in a four-roomed house in Modutung village and was confirmed death.

 Police investigations continue and the cause of the fire is yet unknown.

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BY Obakeng Maje

Taung- A 71 year old man was allegedly burnt to death in Modutung village, near Taung.

North West police confirmed that an inquest docket has been launched after Kaelo Mosimanyana, 71 was found burnt to death in his bedroom by his grand-children.

“Police were called in the morning at 06:30am after he man was allegedly burnt to death. Police said Mosimanyana was last seen alive at 20h00 last night and he was staying with his grand-children and a family member” captain Adele Myburgh said.

The grand-daughter allegedly saw the bedroom belonging to Mosimanyana wide opened and she went to investigate police said.

Mosimanyana stay in a four-roomed house in Modutung village and was confirmed death.

 Police investigations continue and the cause of the fire is yet unknown.

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By Obakeng Maje

Coligny-A man has been arrested by North West police after found being in possession of illicit cigarettes in Coligny. 

Police searched his shop and found illicit cigarettes worth R560 00.

“A bangladesh national was arrested and charged for dealing with illicit cigarettes” colonel Sabata Mokgwabone said.

The incident took palce this morning at around 08:00 am when North West police searched a Bangladesh shop-owned at Voortrekker street, in Colign and discover the the cigarettes.

He was arrested and will appear before Lichtenburg Magistrate Court on Monday.

Police investigations continue.

By Obakeng Maje

Zeerust-North West police arrested five suspects including two K9 police officers after they allegedly stole illicit cigarettes from a truck.

The incident took place at Zeerust in the early hours of Friday.

“Police were informed by a member of a community that police are stealing illicit cigarettes from a truck parked at the Zeerust Police Station” colonel Sabata Mokgwabone said.

They were allegedly offloading cigarettes from a truck and loading them in a police bakkie.

Police who were on patrol at that time, allegedly monitored their move.

K9 police were followed and stopped at shalimapark, near Zeerust and requested to open the bakkie.

“Police found three suspects at the back of the bakkie and 12 stolen illicit cigarettes”

Police suspects were ordered to drive back to the police station where they were booked off-duty” mokgwabone said. 

It is alleged that arrested police did not follow instructions of their senior, and drove off with the state bakkie without any authorisation.

They were subsequently arrested along with three suspects and will appear before Zeeruzt Magistrate Court for being in possession of stolen goods,car theft and using state vehicle without authorisation.

The illicit cigarettes found in their possession is worth street value of R25 000.

Police investigations continue.

President Jacob Zuma has condemned the attempted coup plot in Chad follows the arrests of two senior generals and a member of parliament allied to President Idriss Derby on suspicion of involvement in a foiled coup plot.

The incident has sparked security concerns in the central African region as a result of a coup staged by the Seleka rebels in the neighbouring Central African Republic. President Zuma, who is in Congo-Brazzaville to attend a regional meeting on the political crisis in the CAR, has warned against rebel activities in the region.

Zuma has labelled reports of the attempted forceful change of government in Chad a few days ago are very disturbing. “It will become even more urgent that regional leadership of the Economic Community of Central African States find a solution to the chronic instability in the region.”

Reports yesterday indicated that Chad’s state prosecutor said four officials, including two generals and two lawmakers, have been arrested after attempting to overthrow the government.

Mahamat Saleh Younous told reporters during a news conference on Thursday that General Weiding Assi Assoue, who was a provincial governor for several terms, General David Gomine, the head of the military tribunal, and two lawmakers, Mahamat Kadre and former Health Minister Saleh Makki, have been in custody since Wednesday.

Younous said the documents they had in their possession, which outlined their plans, have been recuperated. He confirmed that: “Because they were trying to destabilise the constitutional order and the security of the state, they were immediately handed over to us.” – Additional reporting by Sapa-AP

Cape Town – A father and son entered their third day of drifting in a stricken boat off the Cape coast today – but by mid-morning they had still not been found.

The missing men Christy Jordaan, 59, and his son Brandon, 36, are the husband and son of Berandina Jordaan, a DA municipal councillor from Paternoster on the West Coast.

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The South African Football Association (SAFA) has received the decision of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) in the doping matter of Ms Amanda Sister and the Banyana Banyana stand-in Team Doctor at the time of the 2012 African Women’s Championship hosted in Equatorial Guinea.

Whilst CAF has reduced the standard sentence from two (2) years to one (1) year for the player, they took strong action against the Team Doctor that administered the banned substance.

The Team Doctor has admitted liability and has been banned for four (4) years from participating in any football activity. SAFA has also reported the conduct of the doctor to the South African Institute for Drug Free Sport (SAIDS).

However, the player will serve her one-year suspension which runs until 16 December 2013.

“It is very unfortunate for the player but SAFA would like to warn all athletes that, in terms of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) rules, they are held responsible for any treatment administered to them by professionals. Medical practitioners are also warned not to place athletes at risk by administering banned substances during treatment,” said SAFA CEO, Dennis Mumble.

The Association has provided on-going psychological support since January 2013 from a highly reputable psychologist to counsel Ms Sister to help her cope with this setback.

The Association cannot comment any further on the matter but will continue to work with SAIDS on its anti-doping campaign as it has already done with Bafana Bafana earlier this year.

“We also respectfully request the media to respect the privacy of Ms Sister during this difficult period,” concluded Mumble.

Two South African coaches will today (Friday, 3 May 2013) be completing their DFB A-Licence Coaching Course. 

Edwin Johannes and Tracy Pepper have been in Germany since 15 April last month attending the course offered by the German Football Association (DFB). 

The three week A-Licence International Coaching Course was held at the Sportschule Hennef and the course consists of both theoretical and practical work. 

The DFB initially invited three of the best South African coaches who participated in the International Coaching course licences (DFB-B-Level) between the years of 2010 and 2012. The selection of the coaches was done by DFB instructors, Horst Kriete and Lars Isecke. 

The third candidate, Abel Makhubele, who is the stand-in head coach at Black Leopards in the Premier Soccer League, was unable to attend the course due to club commitments.  

Johannes, who obtained his DFB- B- Licence qualification last year, is an educator at a Primary School in Zeerust, North West while Pepper is assisting as a match analyst at SAFA Second division club Alexandra United FC.  

Pepper also obtained her B-Licence International coaching qualification last year. 

The duo is expected to return to South Africa this weekend. 

Pretoria – The attacker of a Tuks student who was raped in broad daylight as she returned to her home from university lost his bid for freedom after the Pretoria High Court turned down his appeal on his conviction and 15-year sentence.

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Durban – A “sensitive investigation” involving allegations of corruption, which at one stage KwaZulu-Natal provincial police commissioner Mmamonnye Ngobeni ordered be stopped, was the real reason why suspended provincial Hawks head Johan Booysen is facing criminal charges, he believes.

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