Cape Town – Thandi Maqubela created the impression that her husband was alive when she knew he was dead, Judge John Murphy said in the Western Cape High Court on Tuesday.

Handing down a lengthy judgment, he said this was one of the legitimate inferences drawn from pieces of evidence and false accounts of her movements.

Murphy said the description of her activities on 5 June 2009, given in police statements and in testimony, was inconsistent with the mapping of her cellphone signals by an expert.

“Her two versions are so at odds that both can be rejected as untrue.”

She and her co-accused Vela Mabena have pleaded not guilty to suffocating acting judge Patrick Maqubela with cling-wrap in his Sea Point, Cape Town, apartment on 5 June 2009.

She has also denied guilt on fraud and forgery charges related to a document she claims is her husband’s will.

Murphy listed the other inferences that could be drawn from Thandi Maqubela’s “patent dishonesty” of her whereabouts that day.

He said she had no intention of flying to Qumbu in the Eastern Cape with her husband that day, but sought to create that false impression to the police and other people.

“She knew by midday that the deceased was incapacitated or dead in the apartment,” Murphy said.

He said it could be inferred that she was in the apartment with his body, hid the fact that he was dead, and “took steps to create the impression” that he was alive when she knew he was not.

On Monday, Murphy said the judgment was over 220-pages long. It contained complex issues of facts and law and would take two to three days to read out.

He asked the media to be prudent in this time and to avoid reaching preliminary conclusions “because the judgment is so complex and there are so many factual findings to be made”.

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Kimberley – Griekwastad police officers tried to calm down the teenager accused of killing the Steenkamp family when he arrived at the local police station, the Northern Cape High Court heard on Tuesday.

“He was crying, my colleagues were trying to calm him down,” Constable Greg Kotsoane testified.

Northern Cape Judge President Frans Kgomo was hearing evidence in the trial of the 17-year-old youth accused of murdering Northern Cape farmer Deon Steenkamp, 44, his wife Christelle, 43, and daughter Marthella, 14.

They were shot on their farm Naauwhoek, near Griekwastad, on 6 April 2012.

Kotsoane had arrived for his night shift and was taking over the shift duties, performing tasks such as inspecting the cells.

Blood on T-shirt

He testified under cross-examination that the teenager, stood on the public side of the charge office, and was emotional and crying.

He got the impression that he was shocked. He said a woman came and took the youth to give him sugar water.

Kotsoane said he received a phone call from a neighbouring farmer asking for an escort into town.

He testified that he also received a call from an officer from Kimberley, instructing him that the policemen at the murder scene should not remove or touch anything.

He was questioned about the amount of blood he saw on the youth’s T-shirt.

He said that while he had said in an affidavit that there was a lot of blood on the shirt, he had meant there were just stains of blood on it.

Another Griekwastad policeman, Constable Jabulani Langa, who also came on duty that night, testified that the teenager repeated himself and was somewhat hysterical.

The case continues.

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Rustenburg-The Office of North West Premier, Thandi Modise will be hosting its 3rd Annual Anti- Corruption Roundtable Discussion to empower anti-corruption structures tounmask corruption, promote ethical culture, deepen understanding of the many facets of the scourge of corruption and strengthen implementation of programmes to combat the scourge of corruption. 

The two-day Roundtable Discussion to be held in partnership with the Provincial Anti-Corruption Forum under the theme “The Battle Against Corruption – Our Vision Towards Good Financial Management” commences with a learning network gala dinner to be addressed by Premier Modise at the Orion Safari Hotel in Rustenburg on Wednesday evening(tomorrow).“Although those who thrive on corruption will do everything in their power to destabilise and undermine our efforts to achieve clean governance and administration as it does not serve their interests, unmasking the network of corruption syndicates is a patriotic duty of every one of us.” said Modise ahead of the Learning Network Masquerade Ball at which all participants will wear masks depicting the sub-theme theme” unmasking corruption towards a clean audit”.

The learning network session and roundtable will also be addressed on the use of cellphones to perpetuate fraud, corruption and the technological equipment used in cyber crime.

Other speakers on the intense programme for the roundtable discussion sponsored by Aurecon and supported by South African Local Government Association (SALGA-North West) and North West University include Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng, Statistician General Pali Lehohla, and National Head of the Asset Forfeiture Unit in the National Prosecution Agency, Willie Hoffmeyer.-TDN

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HERE’s another challenge for Kaizer Chiefs coach Stuart Baxter after managing a point against rivals Orlando Pirates at the weekend: to try and improve Amakhosi’s results without Knowledge Musona.
The Zimbabwean has been ruled out of action for more than a month.
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AL-AHLY seem to have won their battle with Egyptian authorities and will host Orlando Pirates in Cairo on November 10, which means their fanatical supporters will be behind them in the second leg of the African Champions League final.

Though this has yet to be confirmed by the Confederation of African Football, club officials say the match will be played at the Air Defence Stadium, near Cairo’s airport, with a capacity of 30000.
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By Obakeng Maje

Taung- A young inspiring Dj is planning to pull all stops to reach his mark. ShakesDj, as Boikanyo Makodi is affectionately known to his followers said deejaying is running through his veins.
A 21 year-old club Dj started to be behind the decks since 2010 and he never looked back.

“I am very grateful to all my followers as being a Dj is not an easy task. As a Dj you need to know and feel what patrons on the dance floor want” said ShakesDj.

Taung-born Dj released his single track called Happy Place.

“We did collaboration with my fellow colleagues at Sonicwavemusic and released a single called Happy Place” he smiles.

Being a first-born and brought up by a single parent that did not stop ShakesDj as he is also studying Science Technology and Radio production part-time.

He said the single is doing wonders locally and it keeps music lovers begging for more.

Even though a 21 year-old Dj is not planning to release an album this year, he promises that, come next year he will be competing against big names.

Makodi advised youngsters who would like to be Djs that they must also take their education more seriously as one can fall back if things do not go your way.

He also applauds his mom for the unwavering support.

“I am not luck, but blessed…even though my upbringing was not so conducive, I still held my head up and remember your attitude determines your altitude” concludes ShakesDj.-TDN
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By Obakeng Maje
As one of the hottest upcoming models, Mahikeng-born girl shows femininity as everything she touches turns into gold.

Sindiswa Sojane, 19 does not show a beautiful face only.

Beauty with brains gives you the whole package of a complete go-getter.

Baby Palesa, 19 started her longing career of becoming a model back in 2011 after being inspired by her friend.

“I knew I was beautiful and fit to become a model, but I was rather nervous. My friend, Thatayaone Mabote encourages me to entered Miss Teen MHK as she participated in it the previous year and she became 1st princess” Sojane said.

With an aesthetic characteristic, Baby Palesa entered The Face of MHK beauty pageant competition in 2012, and as they always say the rest is history.

“It was so amazing winning the competion and I am delighted and proudly the reigning Face of MHK currently” Baby Palesa said.

A 19 year-old girl finished her matric last year at Mmabatho High School, but she is upgrading her marks.

Baby Palesa as Sindiswa Sojane is affectionately known in the industry said she want to study physiotherapy and hopefully have her own surgery one day.

“I am upgrading my matric results at King’s Way College and education is very important nowadays. It is the only gateway vehicle from poverty” she giggles.

Raised by a single parent, Baby Palesa defied all odds and said one can become whatever you want to be, regardless of your background.

“I am not lucky, but blessed and my mother and I can speak about everything almost under the sun. My mom as advocate, she talks to me about lots of things that might be dangerous to my life” she said.

The Face of MHK is eyeing “Oueen of Africa” pegeant competition where she will be competing against the rest of the continent.
The competition will take place on 23 November 2013.

Sindiswa Sojane said modelling to her is like making a spirit journey in an ecstatic trance involves the cessation of voluntary bodily movement.

“To me modelling is my passion and is running through my veins. If I was not a model, I would have been a dancer” Baby Palesa said.

A Mahikeng-born model said entertainment industry is her oyster to greater heights.-TDN
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Kaizer Chiefs coach Stuart Baxter will be without midfield enforcer Willard Katsande for Tuesday’s Premiership clash with Ajax Cape Town in the Mother City.

Katsande is suspended for the game after picking up his fourth yellow card in the 1-1 draw with Soweto rivals Orlando Pirates last month.

Amakhosi strikers Knowledge Musona (shoulder) and Kaizer Motaung Junior (knee) are also expected to miss out as they continue to receive treatment for their respective knocks.

Baxter, meanwhile, feels the Urban Warriors have shown they are capable of causing problems for his outfit.

“Sometimes they play very good football,” Baxter told his club’s official website.
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Orlando Pirates striker Lennox Bacela says his call-up to the Bafana Bafana squad came as a massive – but very welcome – surprise.

The 30-year-old was one of nine Buccaneers included in the squad today for the international friendly against Swaziland on November 15, capping a great season so far which has seen him find the back of the net on a regular basis.
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