By Obakeng Maje

Taung-Police are looking for unknown male suspect after a 62 year-old man was shot on the chest on Saturday at approximately 02:00 in Buxton, near Taung.

“It is alleged that the victim’s daughter was asleep when she heard her bedroom door being opened. The suspect allegedly entered her room, lit her face with a cellphone torch and told her that he will not kill her” colonel Sabata Mokgwabone said.  

According to the information, the girl screamed and her father ran to her bedroom to investigate what was happening, but was shot while in the passage by the suspect who ran away.  

“It is suspected that the perpetrator gained entry into the house through kitchen door” he said.

Mr Modise was taken to Taung District Hospital for medical treatment.  

A case of attempted murder was registered and nobody has been arrested. 

“The motive of the incident is unknown and investigation continues” Mokgwabone concludes.-TDN

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Johannesburg – A South African has died during a shootout at a mall in Kenya, the international relations and co-operation department said on Sunday.

“The South African government condemns the terrorist attack in Kenya in which a number of civilians, including a South African national were killed,” departmental spokesperson Clayson Monyela said in a statement.

Earlier, the Sunday Independent reported that six South Africans, including two children were trapped in the Westgate shopping centre in Nairobi when the attack began on Saturday.

It is not yet clear if the person killed was one of them.

Agence France-Presse reported on Sunday afternoon that the death toll stood at 59.

Kenyan troops, apparently backed by Israeli forces, were working to end the standoff, with gunmen still holding hostages inside the mall.

Monyela said consular assistance was being given to the family of the South African who was killed.

“Terrorism in any form and from whichever quarter, cannot be condoned,” said President Jacob Zuma.

“We wish the Kenyan government every success in rapidly resolving this issue with as little further loss of life as possible,” he said.

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Johannesburg – A committee appointed by Wits university to probe allegations of sexual harassment has found the practice to be so prevalent that it is considered part of the culture at the institution.

According to the Sunday Independent, the committee interviewed alumni as part of a probe instituted following the dismissal of three lecturers for sexual harassment.

The committee released its report last month, which stated former students believed the university had always been aware of the allegations but only took steps once the issue was revealed in the media.

The issue of sexual harassment at the university came under the spotlight earlier this year when the media reported that former lecturer Tshepo wa Mamatu was sexually harassing his students. Wa Mamatu was the first to be dismissed.

Wits has since fired another two lecturers after they were also found guilty of the same offence. 

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Mahikeng – Former ANC councillors in the Tlokwe municipality have accused party leaders of having tried to bribe them with cushy government jobs if they refrained from contesting by-elections.

According to the Sunday Times, newly elected Tlokwe ward 26 independent councillor Stone Mahlabe, singled out ANC North West chairperson Supra Mahumapelo as having offered him a government job in exchange for his withdrawal from the by-election. Another former ANC councillor, Maseapei Madiehe-Teme, said Science and Technology Minister Derek Hanekom had visited her at home and promised a proportional representation seat or a government job.

Both Hanekom and Mahumapelo have denied doing so. 

Mahlabe and Madiehe-Teme are two of 14 ANC councillors who were expelled for participating in the removal earlier this year of ANC mayor Maphetle Maphetle, whom they accuse of corruption.

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Johannesburg – Cosatu president S’dumo Dlamini is expected to force the abandonment of a special congress meant to save the career of embattled general-secretary Zwelinzima Vavi.

According to the Sunday Independent, Dlamini, who holds the key to the special congress, will cite financial difficulties as the reason for not going ahead with such a meeting, which if allowed, would lead to fresh elections that could see his leadership coming under fire from Vavi’s supporters.

According to Nehawu general-secretary Fikile Majola, who is also a Cosatu central executive committee (CEC) member, they would respond to the issue of the special congress after the release of a report by the federation’s national office bearers at the November CEC meeting.

Vavi was suspended last month pending a probe into a sex scandal involving him and a junior staff member. Vavi is also being investigated for alleged maladministration following the sale and purchase of Cosatu buildings in Johannesburg.  

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Johannesburg – A survey commissioned by a local pharmaceutical company has found that South Africans live in perpetual fear of falling victim to crime.

According to the Sunday Independent, Pharma Dynamics – which specialises in treating depression – found that 94% of people who took part in the survey were “extremely afraid” and that perceptions of insecurity were really high.

Pharma Dynamics spokesperson Mariska Fouche said the survey was indicative of how much crime, especially violent crime, can contribute to a mass fear of insecurity.

According to Fouche, the survey was conducted on Wednesday last week and 1 000 adults were interviewed from around the country. 

By Obakeng Maje

Taung-Following the destruction wrought upon the Magogong village,near Taung the municipality has continued to do door to door evaluations in the affected parishes,Diplankeng area and other part of Magogong village.

With more than 10 homes affected in the area, it is evident that the process of recovery will also be long and challenging. 

Beyond the figures, there are numerous individual human stories.

September 19, 2013 will forever be etched in the minds of Kelebogile Gaboutlwele and her young sister, residents of Magogong village, one of the parishes hardest hit by copious wind. 

Kelebogile Gaboutlwele and her sister are picking up the pieces of what remains of their home and lives now that the wind has gone.

The wind, which lashed the eastern area of Taung, resulting in a great deal of structural damage and the displacement of families.

Gaboutlwele told sabc that the wind blew the house roofing and her sister was fortunate to escape unharmed.

“We were in the house and heard a bang and next minute our house roofing were gone. The was a wind outside, but that one was terrifying” she told sabc.

“I told my sister to seek safety under the bed, and immediately after she moved from where she was standing, one of the rocks that was on the roof landed” Kelebogile said.

According to reports, 10 houses and two churches were destroyed and leaving owners crestfallen.

“We are emotionally touched and all people who where left despondent were shortlisted and evaluations are in process” councillor Otsile Victor Mongale said.

“We visited all affected families and the municipality will see where they could lend helping hand” Mongale concludes.-TDN

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JOHANNESBURG – Police are investigating the possibility of a Dobsonville woman being involved in the disappearance of a UJ student, after she provided false information about her whereabouts.

The 19 year old was arrested on Friday after she claimed to have spotted Palesa Madiba, who has been missing for over a month.

Warrant Officer Kay Makhubela said the information sent them on a wild goose chase.

“We arrested her for misdirecting the police.”

Madiba is still missing and police are urging anyone with reliable information to come forward.

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Suspended Cosatu boss Zwelinzima Vavi is likely to win a battle for control of the union federation if it convenes a special congress to re-elect its leaders.

That’s according to a survey, which found that Vavi was the only leader of the federation who represented workers’ aspirations.

A pro-Vavi union leader said it was clear that Vavi is popular among workers on the shop floor.

“The whole thing (Vavi’s removal) is about leaders, not workers. That is why they would try to block the conference.

“It is only correct that workers be involved if there has to be a change of leadership,” he said.

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