By Obakeng Maje

Rustenburg-North West Flying Squad Unit recovered a stolen vehicle. The members were patrolling around Rustenburg when they picked up a signal of a vehicle which was reported stolen. 

“The police officers followed a signal and spotted the vehicle abandoned at one of the streets in Rustenburg North” captain Pelonomi Makau said.

Makau said that a man and his girlfriend fled from abandoned car after allegedly noticing police.

“The two fled to a nearby block of flats, but police later traced and arrested a woman at her rented room where they allegedly recovered stolen goods that include a sound system and motor vehicle batteries” said Makau.

After police investigation, it was established that the vehicle was stolen during an early hours of Monday at Meriting in Extension 1 near Rustenburg.

The suspect (21) will appeared at Rustenburg Magistrates’ Court on charges of possession of suspected stolen goods. 

“The other suspect escaped and is still at large. Police are investigation” said Makau.

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By Obakeng Maje

Taung-Two suspects appeared before Taung Magistrate Court for stock theft in the area on Wednesday.

Michael Mosimane and Omphemetse Mabe appeared before magistrate on charges of livestock theft.

North West police said the suspects were arrested after they allegedly stole sheeps.

“The suspects were arrested after they were allegedly found with stolen livestock and their case was postponed until 15 July 2013” said police.

According to information received, the two were arrested after they stole sheeps in Khudutlou village, near Taung and were caught again with alleged stole livestock in Reivilo.

Mabe was remanded in custody as he allegedly has pending case.

Livestock theft is rife in the area and this left many livestock owners with sleepless nights.

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Lusikisiki-The new Medical centre opened in Eastern Cape province. Ingquza Hill Medical Centre is the brain child of 3 young professionals (Mthetho Jennings, Lizo Godlimpi and Mthobeli Vundla) who decided to bring a difference to the small town of Lusikisiki. 

The centre is situated on the main road, next to KFC at the old Teba clinic. 

“For now it consists of a pharmacy run by Mr Mthetho Jennings, two medical doctors (Dr L. Godlimpi and Dr B. Majeke), a dentist( Dr Vundla), a visiting dietician, psychologist & physiotherapist and quiet soon we will be adding radiography facility” Dr B Majeke said.

She said The centre is also in talks with various specialists to visit and consult, so that their patients do not have to travel distances to receive quality specialist care. 

“Our vision for Ingquza hill medical centre is to make it a highly specialized facility so that our people can benefit from good private care at cost” outlines Majeke.  

The doctor said at Ingquza Hill Medical Centre are visionaries,dedicated and enthusiastic about health care. “We believe in treating a person holistically, looking at the physical, emotional & nutritional well being” she smiles. 

“Our centre is aesthetically appealing, clean and well run. We want to build the centre into a place that Lusikisiki will be proud of”. 

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Nelson Mandela is responding better to treatment and his condition is better compared to the last few days, Jacob Zuma has told the National Assembly.

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By Obakeng Maje

Rustenburg-Police have arrested a man for allegedly stabbing his wife(27) with a knife on Wednesday morning.  

Police said that the couple was from Johannesburg at the time of the incident and had an argument in their vehicle which led to the suspect stabbing the victim several times on her body. “According to the information, the suspect(27) alerted the police of the incident who responded immediately to the call” captain Pelonomi Makau said.  

Both the suspect and the victim are alleged from Cashan, Rustenburg.   

The suspect was arrested and will appear before the Rustenburg Magistrate’s Court on Thursday on charges of murder.

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Bafana Bafana striker Tokelo Rantie believes the players do not need any further motivation for their 2014 World Cup qualifier against Ethiopia in Addis Ababa on Sunday.

The game is scheduled to kick off at 16h00 in Ethiopia (and 15h00 South African time).

“We do not need anyone to remind us or push us to the limit with regards to the importance of this game. We know its massive significance,” said the stocky striker.

With South Africa and Ethiopia, only the two nations in Group A with a realistic chance of qualifying for the play-offs after Botswana and the Central African Republic (CAR) were eliminated in the last round of matches, Rantie said Sunday’s encounter was a do-or-die. The East Africans lead Group A with 10 points, two ahead of Bafana Bafana. It is therefore imperative that Gordon Igesund’s charges win this one on Sunday.

“It is not like there is a choice here – either we swim or sink – it is as simple as that.”

“As a player you do not need any further motivation than that. The permutations on their own are enough motivation for players because everyone knows what is at stake.

“This for us is like playing a cup final because we know anything less than victory will be irrelevant. The exciting thing is that both countries meet after they won their previous matches. Football is likely to be the biggest winner on Sunday,” smiled Rantie.

The player is positive that all said and done, Bafana Bafana should draw lots of positives from the Central African Republic (CAR) game they convincingly won despite trials and tribulations leading up to the game.

“On Tuesday we watched the video of their (Ethiopia) match against Botswana and we have noticed some areas where we can capitalise and win on Sunday. They are a strong side, no doubt about that, they will be playing at home and should be high on confidence – which of course, might be their biggest undoing.”

Rantie believes team effort combined with individual brilliance will see Bafana Bafana through against the Walia Antelopes.

“As strikers we need to score goals and we have been very hard at training working on that. The key to scoring goals is creating as many chances as possible and converting most of those chances. I am confident though that we are going to win on Sunday; I have that gut feeling,” added Rantie.

Bafana Bafana will have their last training session in Yaoundé, Cameroon on Wednesday, with Thursday set aside for travelling to Douala before flying out to Ethiopia on Friday.

In the nation’s capital, one sees an unhealthy dollop of caution mixed into the compassionate response to persistently bleak news about Nelson Mandela’s health.
Before asking for any details one might have on the condition of South Africa’s first democratically elected president, many people ask: what do you think will happen when he goes?
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Potchefstroom – A man died and another was critically injured when their vehicle’s tyre burst and it rolled on the N12 outside Potchefstroom on Tuesday, paramedics said.

“The man who was sitting in the passenger seat of the vehicle was killed and he was found still seated inside the wreckage,” said ER24 spokeswoman Vanessa Jackson.

The driver was thrown from the vehicle and sustained critical injuries. He was airlifted to hospital.

No other cars were involved in the crash. – Sapa

South African President Jacob Zuma vowed on Wednesday to take a hard line against labour unrest in the mining sector, which has been rocked by 18 months of killings and wildcat strikes that have threatened to destabilise Africa’s biggest economy.

“Our law enforcement agencies have been instructed not to tolerate those who commit crime in the name of labour relations. They will face the full might of the law,” he told parliament.

He also said his government would remain impartial in a turf war between the upstart Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU) and the National Union of Mineworkers, a long-standing ally of the ruling ANC.

“Government does not take sides and does not favour any labour union over others in the mining industry. Our interest is in finding solutions,” he said.

Zuma’s deputy, Kgalema Motlanthe, a former Secretary General of NUM who has been nominated as the government’s point man on the mining crisis, is due to meet unions, mining bosses and government departments on Friday to try and ease tensions.

The government was heavily criticised for its handling of last year’s mining unrest in which more than 50 people died.

The turbulence also cost billions of dollars in lost output and led to sovereign credit downgrades.

Platinum producer Lonmin was in last-ditch talks on Wednesday over a recognition agreement with AMCU to avert a strike at its mines, which are only found in South Africa.

In his speech, Zuma also reiterated the government’s desire shake up “black economic empowerment”, the affirmative action policies designed to redress the imbalances of decades of white-minority apartheid rule. – Reuters

Cape Town – Former president Nelson Mandela is responding well to the treatment he is receiving, President Jacob Zuma told MPs on Wednesday.

“Madiba is responding better to treatment from this morning,” he said, opening debate in the National Assembly on the presidency’s budget vote.

Mandela’s condition improved on Wednesday morning following “a difficult few days”, Zuma has said.

Zuma said government appreciated the messages of support for Mandela that were coming in from all over the world.

“It is a pleasure to share Madiba with the global community.”

He urged South Africans to continue to keep Mandela and his medical team in their thoughts and prayers.

Mandela has been receiving treatment for a recurring lung infection in a Pretoria hospital since Saturday.

– SAPA