Daily Archives: December 13, 2013

North West police arrested for corruption


By Obakeng Maje
Hebron-A 44-year old policeman, Warrant Officer Vusimuzi Sibiya stationed at Hebron police station appeared in Brits Magistrates’ Court for Corruption and Fraud on Wednesday. 

The police official was arrested on Monday, while allegedly trying to collect unauthorized donation money from one of the local businessmen. 

“The member allegedly went to the manager of one of local businesses on Tuesday under the pretext that he was sent by a senior police official to request donation for year-end function” brigadier Thulani Ngubane said.

According to information, in the process the manager called the police without the knowledge of the member to confirm the request.  The Manager was informed that nobody was sent to request for donations, and he requested the member to come back later.

“It is alleged that the member did not come back as requested and only went back to the businessman few days after. Upon his arrival the businessman informed the senior police official that the member came to collect the donation” Ngubane said.

The senior official went to the businessman and took the official to Brits Police Station and opened a case of corruption and fraud.

Further investigations were conducted and it is alleged that the member had successfully collected money under the same pretext.

The official is still in custody and he is expected to appear in Brits Magistrates’ Court again on the 17 December 2013 for formal bail application. 

“Internal disciplinary investigation has also been instituted against the member” he said. 

The Provincial Commissioner Lieutenant General Zukiswa Mbombo has condemned the action of the official and said that no amount of corruption will be tolerated.  “We will not allow this kind of conduct, and we will do anything to ensure that members like this one are dealt with effectively”, said the Provincial Commissioner. 

She further appreciated the cooperation of the business community with the police in exposing dishonest members.

The Provincial Commissioner is dedicated that the manner that the member used is against South African Police Service policy regarding donations in case of need.-TDN
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SAFA President to lead high profile delegation to Qunu


Qunu-SAFA President, Dr Danny Jordaan will lead a powerful delegation to the burial of the late global icon, Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela at his Qunu homestead on Sunday.

The SAFA President will be accompanied by his deputies, Elvis Shishana, Irvin Khoza (who is also Premier Soccer League chair) and Lucas Nhlapo and will include NEC members Ria Ledwaba, Xolile Nkompela, Anastasia Tsichlas and Pooby Govindasamy.

“We as SAFA believe that the high-profile of our delegation is a sincere recognition of the role Nelson Mandela played within our sport,” said Dr Jordaan.

“This is the man who played a significant role in South Africa being readmitted back into the FIFA football family soon after his release,” he said.

Dr Jordaan said Madiba had also played key roles in the country hosting the 1996 Africa Cup of Nations tournament as well as influencing delegates to vote for South Africa for the successful 2010 World Cup bid.

“Most countries would talk about their magnificent stadiums and modern airports and roads but we had Nelson Mandela. Other countries used to complain that it was unfair and not equal.”

He said it was somewhat a sad ending because come the 2010 World Cup, the world icon was already ill to enjoy the fruits of his labour but his appearance at the Soccer City waving to the crowd is still one of the most moving moments ever witnessed.

“We told him to just go out on the car, wave to the people and go back and rest.”-TDN
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Closure of businesses patriotic and an honour to Madiba -Premier Modise


The decision by retail stores to close their businesses during former President Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela’s funeral on Sunday is not only patriotic and an honour that the world’s greatest freedom fighter and father of our nation deserves but affords those employed by them to mourn and celebrate his life, North West Premier Thandi Modise said on Friday.

In expressing appreciation for the dignified manner in which members of the public conducted themselves at the provincial memorial service held in Orkney on Thursday, Premier Modise said that the people of the province have displayed the spirit of Ubuntu, which is the cornerstone of our democracy.Modise confirmed that as with the national memorial service, four public viewing areas have been arranged in the province for former President Nelson RolihlahlaMandela’s funeral service to be held on Sunday.She emphasised that the public viewing areas have been arranged to afford the public opportunity to converge for a celebration of the life of South Africa’s first democratically elected President while they follow the proceedingsin Qunu.“The decorum shown during this mourning period is a true reflection of the love for the father of our nation which should also be displayed at these public viewing areas as our last respect to Tata Mandela,” said Premier Modise. 

Members of the public are advised that doors will open at 9:30 at the Mmabatho Convention Centre in Mahikeng, Pheela Community Hall in Moses Kotane Local Municipality, Govan Mbeki Hall in Ikageng Township in Tlokwe and Huhudi Hall in Vryburg.-TDN
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Mandela changed S.A history and political landscape


Penn-Kekana
By Obakeng Maje
Johannesburg- The world cast eyes on South Africa and took notice of the severe and organized repression of black South Africans.

The world came together on Tuesday at FNB stadium to pay tribute to the former statesman Nelson Mandela who passed away two weeks ago.

South Africans and people at large have a fond memories they shared with Mamdela.

Loveday Penn-Kekana,44 shares a fond memory with Nelson Mandela.

The memory will stays in her mind as long as she lives.

Our crew met Loveday Penn-Kekana,44 and her daughter Nobantu Penn-Kekana,9 on a train to FNB stadium to pay tribute to Mandela.

“It was only through Mandela that the world would learn the spirit of endurance, the triumph of forgiveness and the beauty of reconciliation” smiles Kekana.

Kekana from United Kingdom, London came to pay her last tribute to the man she describes as the father of the nation.

“I met Mandela in London back in 1993 during fund-raising event. He came to us in the kitchen, greeted everyone and shook our hands” Kekana said.

“Mandela brought some of the most significant and remarkable changes in South African history and political landscape” smiles Kekana.

Mandela will be buried on Sunday at his homestead in Qunu, Eastern Cape.

Close to 70 Heads of State descended to South Africa to pay tribute to the world iconic man Nelson Mandela.-TDN
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SUBSTANCE ABUSE DOOR TO DOOR CAMPAIGN DEDICATED TO MADIBA YIELDS POSITIVE RESULTS


Taung-Government officials and non-profit organisation representatives in the North West undertook a door to door campaign at Lokaleng in Taung on Thursday to highlight the danger of substance abuse in honour of the late world icon Nelson Mandela who passed on on the Thursday 5 December 2013 in his Houghton home in Johannesburg at 95.

Substance abuse co-ordinator Mfana Tsotetsi said,  borrowing from the late father of the nation Nelson Mandela: “For too long too many people considered the drug problem as a remote
one affecting someone else or occurring somewhere else. The reality, as we all know, is that this problem affects all communities, in particular the youth. If we really want to do something about the threat we will have to act decisively now. To do this we need to stand together and face the problem head-on,” (extracted from the speech delivered by the late stalwart of apartheid Nelson Mandela at the United Nations International Drug Control Programme on Legal Workshop on Sub-Regional Co-operation Against Drug Trafficking on the 14th November 1994).

“This is a fact-finding campaign aimed raising awareness about the knowledge and abuse of substances among community members.” Mfana said, adding that various government departments and entities will on Friday participate in the motorcade and a march to Taung shopping complex. SAPS, local drug action committee, ex-drug addicts and community members will join the march  to demonstrate their stance on substance abuse.

Details of the campaign are as  follows:-

Date: Friday, 13 December 2013
Time : 09h00
Activity: motorcade to start from Taung Hospital through Lokaleng village to Taung complex.
Venue: Taung Complex, in front of Boxer Store.-TDN
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Basetsana coach name 20-member squad


Johannesburg-Basetsana coach, Sheryl Botes has named a 20-member squad that will prepare for the second leg FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup qualifier against Tanzania. The match will be played at Dobsonville Stadium in Soweto on Saturday, 21 December.

Kick-off is at 15h30.

Botes has kept a majority of the team that defeated Tanzania 4-1 in the first leg in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania over the weekend and will be looking to finish the job to progress to the third and final round of the qualifiers  to be played in January next year.

“I have kept the bulk the squad that travelled to Tanzania because I didn’t want to make too many changes. I think our focus going into training on Monday would be improving certain aspects we might have missed and of course rectify the problem areas we faced in Tanzania.

“Unlike in the first leg where we didn’t know what to expect from Tanzania, I think our planning and preparations will be easier this time as we know how Tanzania play. I’ve watched the dvd of the first leg and we just want to take the players through the game and highlight elements we should be working on in preparation for the second leg,” Said Botes.

Botes will once again be without the services of USA based Robyn Moodaly and HPC duo in Chamelle Wiltshire and Drishana Pillay who are all going through rehabilitation recovery programmes and the Basetsana mentor is hoping they will be ready in January should they progress to the third and final round of the qualifiers.

The Basetsana squad assemble on Sunday, 15 December at Garden Court, Eastgate hotel and will train twice daily at Edenvale Football grounds from Monday, 16 December.

Two African representatives will be amongst 14 teams that will compete at the 2014 Edition of the FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup that will be staged in Canada from 5-24 August 2014.

TEAM LIST

No.

Name & Surname

Club

Province

GOALKEEPERS

1 Kaylin Swart

UWC

WC

2

Regirl Ngobeni

HPC

GP

3

Katlego Moletsane

Golden Ladies FC

NW

DEFENDERS

4

Vuyo Mkhabela

UWC

WC

5

Meagan Newman

HPC

WC

6

Nomonde Nomtsheke

Bloemfontein Celtics FC

FS

7

Caryn van Reyneveld

Spurs FC

WC

8

Tiisetso Makhubela

Torino FC

NW

9

Lesego Nkoane

HPC

GP

MIDFIELDERS

10

Nomvula Kgoale

HPC

LMP

11

Koketso Mamabolo

HPC

LMP

12

Amanda November

Pioneer FC

EC

13

Amanda Mthandi

Croesus FC

GP

14

Amogelang Motau

HPC

LMP

15

Thembi Kgatlane

HPC

GP

16

Gabriella Salgado

HPC

GP

STRIKER

17

Shiwe Nogwanya

Bloemfontein Celtic FC

FS

18

Mosili Makhoali

Celta Vigo FC

GP

19

Sduduzo Dlamini

Tottenham FC

KZN

20

Puleng Moremi

HPC

FS
-TDN
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Mandela gave the edge to politics in SA and the rest of the world – Premier Modise


Klerksdorp-It would be wrong for us not to say that our children have a role model per
excellence or not to say that Mandela was the glue that bound together all
the political parties in South Africa, North West Premier Thandi Modise
said during the Provincial memorial service held in honour of former
President Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela in Orkney near Klerksdorp on Thursday.

Premier Modise told close to ten thousand mourners who attended the
memorial service that Mandela was a great legend that left an indelible
mark in world politics, becoming an important role model.

“We meet here today to pay our respect to our father, our hero, the father of the nation. We meet today to say thank you to the former commander of MK. He helped South Africa to export a strong culture of human rights,”said Premier Modise.

Nelson Mandela who died on the 5th this month at the age of 95 became the first democratically elected president of South Africa in 1994 after serving 27 years in jail for his role in the liberation struggle. He joined the African National Congress in 1942, serving the organization in various capacities with distinction for more than five decades.

Representatives from various organizations including politics, business,labour and interfaith movements paid their homage the late former president and world icon.

In his tribute, Chairperson of North West House of Traditional Leaders Kgosi Madoda Zibi remembered the first meeting President Nelson Mandela
held with traditional leaders across the country in 1994.

“Madiba started the meeting by apologising for making us to come to Sandton to meet him instead of him coming to us in provinces. That was a message of respect to us as dikgosi something that has never happened to us before. He mapped a way for us that brought hope. It is in that meeting that our dignity as traditional leaders was restored after we were reduced to almost
nothing by the apartheid regime.

Madiba was a gift so rare but so dear. We hope that the respect he had to Dikgosi will be continued by those who remain behind. He will forever remain our hearts. The legacy that he leaves for us will remain for many generations to come, “said Kgosi Zibi.

Cosatu 2nd Deputy President, Zingiswa Losi  described Mandela as the most inspirational leader of our times, saying that he was a qualified lawyer who could have lived a successful and comfortable life, but chose a
difficult route to fight apartheid and ensure that South Africa became one of the world’s most successful democracies.

In paying his last respect, one of the umKhonto weSizwe veterans Zacharia Tolo said Mandela was a history maker whose sacrifices, leadership and humility changed the world.

“When books of history were written, some of the things that Mandela shared was the Mandela Plan. We shall always remember him for the part he played
and the sacrifices that he made in the struggle to make a world a better place for all,” said Tolo.

African National Congress North West Deputy Secretary and Chief Whip Gordon Kegakilwe described Mandela as a freedom fighter of rare qualities and the
first Commander-in Chief of MK who was prepared to take up arms and lay down his life for equality, justice and peace.

“The life of Nelson Mandela was a life well-lived, dedicated to the service of his people, Africa and the world,” Kegakilwe.

Deputy President and Leader of the United Christian Democratic Party (UCDP) in the Provincial Legislature, Tedie Moerane said that Mandela used his ethical, charismatic authority to inspire his nation to change and accept
transformation.

“We salute Nelson Mandela for his transformational leadership style. We salute the legend, the titanic icon for championing reconciliation,tolerance and nation building,” added Moerane.

The ANC and the UCDP were the only parties that had responded to the invitation from Premier Modise to participate in an inclusive memorial service in honour of former President Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela.

Judge President of the North West High Court, Monicca Leeuw, Members of the Executive Council, Members of Parliament, Provincial legislature, religious
leaders, representatives of the business sector and senior government officials were part of the biggest memorial service ever held in the province.

Commenting from the grand stand, Nicoline Swarts, said that Madiba was a legend and an inspirational leader who deserved the honour bestowed upon
him by the province, country and the world.

“Attending the memorial service was the only way to say my thanks and pay tribute, for all that Tata Mandela has done for our country. Today was
amazing just sitting here in peace and harmony, and that’s the work of the great man Mandela. He means so much to us, and for our country. I just wish that we keep his legacy and move forward and fight for what he stood for,”
said the physiotherapist at Witrand District Hospital in Potchefstroom.

One of the residents who attended the memorial service is 69 year old Martha Sebogodi from Ext 3 of Kanana Township near Orkney. Sebogodi said
“if it wasn’t for Ntate Mandela I would still be staying in a shack and living under unbearable conditions. I had to wait for a long time but ultimately I was given the house 8 years ago. Many people will still be staying in shacks if Mandela did not bring us freedom.  I’m grateful that God gave us this great man. He is a symbol of peace and change. May his soul rest in peace”

Renowned poet and musician Mzwakhe Mbuli and Blondie Makhene were amongst
the musicians that included local artists who came to pay their homage for the world’s greatest icon.

President Mandela will be finally laid to rest on Sunday, following ten days of mourning.-TDN
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Couple arrested in connection of stolen goods


By Obakeng Maje
Rustenburg-North West police arrested couple at Tlhabane, near Rustenburg for allegedly being in possession of drugs and stolen goods.

Brigadier Thulani Ngubane said police received a tip-off from community member that the suspicious house has stolen goods.

“We went to the house and found a 50 year-old man with his 46 year-old wife with suspected stolen goods. Some of things were drugs, allegedly stolen goods like digital cameras, Decoder, cell phones, video camera and undisclosed amount of money were consficated” said brigadier Thulani Ngubane.

The couple were arrested and will appear at Tlhabane Magistrate Court soon.
Police investigations continue.-TDN
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