Mbombela – A pregnant woman and her colleague were raped and robbed at a guesthouse in Hazyview, Mpumalanga.

A Sapa correspondent reported that the 32-year-old, who is five months pregnant, and her 23-year-old co-worker, 23, from Pretoria, were attacked by two armed men at the Tatenda Guest House around 03:00 on Sunday.

“Two men broke through the security gate and gained entry to the room, after which time they raped the two ladies and took valuables including cellphones, jewellery and laptops,” guest house manager Christel Mathee said on Monday.

“I escorted the ladies to the hospital. They were very traumatised, the whole town is in shock.”

The Hazyview area has been plagued by violent crime in the past few years.

Last week, three masked men armed with a shotgun and two pistols reportedly attacked 108 pupils and 10 teachers from Laerskool Hennopspark in Centurion, Pretoria.

The children, who represented their school choir, stayed at the Aan de Vliet Resort and Guest House. Three teachers were robbed.

Mathee said visible policing in Hazyview had increased since the Aan de Vliet robbery.

Rudi van Niekerk, operations manager for a local security company, said residents and the police relied on informers such as farmers and workers on information regarding the Aan de Vliet robbery.

He said there seemed to be no link between the two incidents.

Police spokesperson Colonel Leonard Hlathi said no arrests had been made, and that security around Hazyview has been beefed-up.

“We have more officers stationed in Hazyview, we have a new station commander and branch commander there and have implemented interventions,” he said.

– SAPA

Johannesburg – A woman appeared in the Meadowlands Magistrate’s Court after cutting off her boyfriend’s penis, Gauteng police said on Monday.

The woman caught her boyfriend with another woman on Sunday and ordered them to strip naked, said Constable Sibusiso Chauke.

“It is alleged that the woman took out the knife and cut off her boyfriend’s penis,” said Chauke.

Chauke said the 21-year-old woman was arrested the same day.

“The woman failed to pay the R2 500 bail money and was remanded in custody till 23 October.”

– SAPA

The draw for the 2013 Telkom Knockout quarter-finals has been completed! Click here to see the fixtures…

Teams are once again seeded for the Telkom Knockout quarter-finals, but the process is complicated, as Mpumalanga Black Aces and Orlando Pirates are yet to play their last 16 tie.

Pirates would be one of the seeded teams should they make it through, while Aces would not.

“In an unseeded draw we would simply have a slip showing Orlando Pirates/MP Black Aces, and the winning team would go through to the next round as drawn,” PSL general manager Derek Blanckensee explains.

“This particular round of the Telkom Knockout is however seeded, meaning that the highest finishing four teams from last year’s Premiership are kept separate from the remaining four teams.”

If means that if Aces beat Pirates at Mbombela Stadium tomorrow, the four seeded clubs would be Kaizer Chiefs, Platinum Stars, SuperSport United and Free State Stars.

But if Pirates win, they will be seeded along with Chiefs, Platinum Stars and SuperSport.

Thus the draw was completed as follows:

The first (seeded pot) had the names of Chiefs, Platinum Stars, SuperSport and a slip Orlando Pirates/Free State Stars.

The second (unseeded pot) had the names Golden Arrows, Moroka Swallows, Mamelodi Sundowns and Mpumalanga Black Aces/Free State Stars.

Once the Aces-Pirates match is completed on Tuesday and the winner known, the following will occur, according to Blanckensee: “We will delete the name of the losing team out of Orlando Pirates or MP Black Aces on the one draw slip, leaving Free State Stars to play as drawn.

“On the other draw slip we will delete the name of Free State Stars and retain the name of the winner of the outstanding match to play as drawn.”

FULL DRAW

Quarter-final 1: Orlando Pirates/Free State Stars vs Lamontville Golden Arrows

Quarter-final 2: Platinum Stars vs Mamelodi Sundowns

Quarter-final 3: Mpumalanga Black Aces/ Free State Stars vs Kaizer Chiefs

Quarter-final 4: SuperSport United vs Moroka Swallows
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The former Orlando Pirates striker replaces Mark Harrison who resigned on Sunday to join Golden Arrows.

The former Santos coach is set to be on the bench when the Chilli Boys take on Roses United in a National First Division fixture at Philippi Stadium in Cape Town on Friday.

Club boss Chippa Mpengesi confirms to KickOff.com that Palmer has signed a one-year contract with an option to extend.
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Orlando Pirates have agreed to release Kermit Erasmus for Bafana Bafana, despite facing a tough encounter against Mpumalanga Black Aces in the Telkom Knockout tomorrow.

Bucs will face Aces at Mbombela Stadium.

Erasmus is part of the Bafana squad announced by coach Gordon Igesund to face Morocco in an international friendly on Friday.

The striker was the only player from Bucs selected.

Overseas based Kagisho Dikgacoi and Kamohelo Mokotjo have already pulled out of the squad through injury.

Bafana squad to face Morocco

Bucs administration manager Floyd Mbele confirmed to KickOff.com that his club have decided against recalling Erasmus for the game against Amazayoni in Nelspruit.
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Lucky Lekgwathi’s future at Orlando Pirates looks uncertain, after he was left out of the squad for tomorrow’s match against Mpumalanga Black Aces.

Bucs travel to Nelspruit for a Telkom Knockout last 16 clash with Amazayoni on Tuesday evening.

Lekgwathi has not seen any action for three matches, after claiming in his column in the Daily Sun that “sinister forces” were behind his omission from the squad for the MTN8 Final.

The club captain was then absent from Pirates’ CAF Champions League fixture against Esperance, although Roger de Sa insisted he left Lekgwathi out purely for footballing reasons.

But according to our sources at Pirates, Lekgwathi’s comments did not go down very well with club boss Irvin Khoza, and the veteran skipper was hauled before a club disciplinary committee.

‘Phinda Mzala’ has already sent a letter to the club apologising for his outburst.

“Lekgwathi has sent an official apology to the club about his statements made in one of the daily newspapers. The club is yet to respond and lay charges against the captain,” says our source in Parktown.

“He is not included in the squad to play Aces and will not be until he faces the club DC.”

Bucs administration manager Floyd Mbele insists he is not aware of any issues with regards to Lekgwathi as he was out of the office preparing visas for the team’s upcoming trip to Tunisia.
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By Obakeng Maje
Reivilo-North West police are investigating a case of assault against a cop who is stationed at Hartswater after a road rage.
Two policemen and a security guard were allegedly ensued in a fight after an argument.

According to our eyewitness, two officers and their father where at Reivilo filling station where they allegedly found a security guard’s vehicle parked.

The off-duty allegedly parked next to the guard’s car.

“When the guard came back to his car, he allegedly found the car belonging to police officers bar his way and that drove him berserk” our source.

When two officers who are brothers, arrived back to their car, an argument erupted between both parties.

“It is alleged that a security guard hauled insult to the father of the two telling him that he is just watching without interfering” said our mole.

Two constables, allegedly did not take this well and one of them went to confront the security guard.

“Their argument led to a fight where a police officer unleashed a powerful shot that landed in a guard’s face and left him with swollen eye” our source outlines.

The security officer allegedly drove home to asked help from his firearm and recruits few friends for round two.

“Two police officers allegedly left the scene and continue with their journey to the nearby farm”.

According to our source, two cops along with their father saw a car following them at high speed.

The alleged car overtook them and the other officer who was a passenger in the car, realised that one of the passengers was their victim.

“According to constable, 32, a security guard allegedly pointed a firearm towards them and he asked his brother to slow down” our source said.

After both parties were allegedly out of their cars, round two started.

“A constable who is stationed at Vryburg Police Station retrieved his firearm and fired a warning shot in the air after he saw a security guard bridged his gun”

Taung DailyNews contacted North West police spokesperson sergeant Kealeboga Molale, but she said they have not received that crime report.

Our crew spoke to captain Pelonomi Makau who promised to look into this matter.

Our eyewitness said a fight again erupted and while both parties were allegedly negotiating, a furious security officer handed a driver (constable) a “King Booker T” kick alike and that sent him straight into the emergency room.

Emergency Services and police were allegedly called.

A cop was allegedly admitted at Vryburg hospital for medical attention.

A security guard and a cop were allegedly taken to police station for questioning.

“A police officer opened a case of pointing a firearm while a security guard launched a counter-charge of assault against a limping officer” our mole said.
Police investigations continue.-TDN
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Johannesburg – The ANC Women’s League is calling for a party election manifesto with more women-orientated pillars, its president Angie Motshekga said on Monday.

“Our fundamental demand is that South Africa must be safe for women everywhere and at all times,” she told reporters in Johannesburg.

“Cultural practices and traditions that promote the violation of women’s rights must be abolished and these include, among others, ukuthwala, ukungena, and virginity testing.”

Ukuthwala is the practice of abducting girls and forcing them into marriage, often with the consent of their parents. Ukungena is where a widowed woman becomes her brother-in-law’s wife.

Motshekga was briefing the media about the ANCWL national election workshop, which was held at St George’s Hotel near Pretoria at the weekend.

She said women’s rights had to be understood in the context of human rights, and the lesbian, gay, bi-sexual and transgender community needed to be supported and protected.

Economic inclusion

The ANCWL wanted the ANC’s manifesto to commit to greater economic inclusion of women and comprehensive allocation of resources to help fight gender-based violence.

It also wanted a revised broad-based black economic empowerment (BBBEE) policy, also with a commitment to gender equality, Motshekga said.

She acknowledged the improvement in access to justice through the Sexual Offences Courts, but expected similar improvements in maintenance courts.

“The ANCWL has full confidence in the ANC to deliver against these aspirations of the women of South Africa,” Motshekga said.

“The significant successes made in promoting gender quality and women’s empowerment are a clear testament to the commitment of the ANC to the struggle for a non-sexist and inclusive society.”

She said the ANCWL’s election campaign programme would include listening to, engaging and mobilising women from all sectors in society to register to vote in next year’s election.

– SAPA

The Northern Cape has the highest prevalence of pupils who have driven a vehicle on a public road after drinking alcohol. The province’s 24.7% is much higher than the national average of 7.8%.

The MEC for transport, safety and liaison, Mac Jack, revealed the statistics during his department’s transport month career expo at the Mitta Seperepere Convention Centre at the weekend.

About 200 young people were spoilt for choice on the career paths available in the South African Navy, SA Army, SA Air Force, SA Military Health and the South African Police Service. “As though this is not enough, our province had the highest prevalence of 17.9 % of pupils who had been threatened or injured by someone with a weapon.

“Our province is renowned for the unfortunate plague of high levels of alcohol and drug abuse among its youth. This is a sad story to tell,” said Jack.

He said the province only had about 2.2% of the South African population and yet was faced with devastating challenges facing the youth and pupils in particular.

“The provincial government and its police department will remain committed to taking action against the scourge of alcohol and substance abuse because of their devastating impact on individuals, families, communities and society as a whole,” Jack said.

He urged the youth in the province not to throw their futures away, but to choose career paths in the defence and state security institutions, “because they speak directly to the creation of a safe and secured country and could be very exciting if you put your passion and dedication into it.”
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A truck parked next to the road to deliver blankets

If the carnage on the roads were to stop, they needed to get their houses in order, industry executives were told at a conference in Shongweni on Friday.
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