Bloemfontein – One of four rightwingers accused of plotting to murder senior ANC leaders is not fit to stand trial, his lawyer said on Friday.

Martin Keevy, 49, of Bloemfontein appeared in the Bloemfontein Magistrate’s Court on charges of treason and conspiracy to plan acts of terrorism.

Marius Bruwer, for Keevy, said a unanimous psychiatric report from the Free State Psychiatric Complex found he lacked criminal accountability and was unfit to stand trial.

Prosecutor Torie Pretorius told magistrate Andries Schoeman the State disputed the contents of the report and asked for a further 30-day postponement for a re-evaluation.

“The State does not agree with the conclusions of the report,” Pretorius said.

Bruwer did not oppose the application.

Keevy was admitted to the complex again on Friday, where the State’s experts would re-evaluate him. He would be back in court on 16 August .

The State alleges that Keevy, Mark Trollip, Johan Prinsloo, and Hein Boonzaaier were part of a group who plotted to kill African National Congress leaders at the party’s Mangaung elective conference in December 2012. They allegedly called this “Die Slag van Mangaung” (The Battle of Mangaung).

Keevy, Trollip, and Prinsloo were denied bail, while Boonzaaier was granted R80 000 bail.

Trollip, Prinsloo, and Boonzaaier were expected to appear in court again on 23 August.

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Johannesburg – A police captain was arrested in Worcester for allegedly raping a 46-year-old woman in his official car, the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (Ipid) said on Friday.

“The complainant alleges that on 20 June at about 23.30 she was raped by the suspect who was driving a marked SAPS vehicle while he was on duty,” spokesperson Moses Dlamini said.

“The suspect allegedly threatened to shoot the victim and her son if she reported the matter to anyone which resulted in her not reporting it immediately after the incident.”

He said the 46-year-old man was arrested on Thursday after the woman opened a case against him.

“The Ipid conducted an investigation and decided to arrest the suspect on the same day based on the evidence uncovered.”

The man would appear in the Worcester Magistrate’s Court on Monday on a charge of rape, Dlamini said.

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Bloemfontein – Two men were caught stealing biltong worth over R900 from a Petrusburg butchery, Free State police said on Friday.

The men were loitering behind a butchery in town when two passing policemen noticed them on Thursday afternoon, Sergeant Thabo Litabe said.

“As the two suspects are known for committing crime in the area, the two officers became suspicious and decided to monitor their actions.”

Eventually, the men entered the butchery and the police officers decided to wait outside. The men appeared with two plastic bags containing 33 pieces of unprocessed meat worth R980.

Litabe said the men could not provide proof of payment for the meat and were arrested. The men were expected to appear in court on Monday facing a theft charge.

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Pretoria – Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu visited former president Nelson Mandela in the Medi-Clinic Heart Hospital in Pretoria on Friday.

Afterwards, he spoke of how the ailing elder statesman had united the nation.

“We have a special gift in a man who can unite not only South Africa but the world, even from his sick bed.”

Tutu visited a wall featuring messages of support for Mandela before speaking to media gathered outside.

He said the country needed to give thanks to God for the gift of an incredible man like Madiba who inspired a nation.

“He inspired us to become a great country and the world to become compassionate,” he said.

He said the iconic leader who was spending his 41st day in hospital due to a recurring lung infection was asleep but he managed to touch him and hold his hand.

Tutu praised Mandela’s current and ex-wives.

“I am humbled by the relationship and give thanks to a wonderful Graça in giving him joy in later years. I also salute Winnie for being extraordinary during hard times. I salute her and she knows,” said Tutu.

He described the Mandela family as wonderful. Speaking about Mandela’s 67 minutes, Tutu said the country could give one gift to Madiba.

“The gift is to stop littering for the entire year,” he said as he chuckled.

Speaking about Mandela, he said Friday was not as busy other days outside the hospital.

The large media contingent that has come to be associated with the area has decreased. A few pupils visited the wall to read messages from well-wishers.

Celliers Street which was a hive of activity the previous day was relatively empty.

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Bloemfontein-“I refused to give him sex so instead he raped my daughter”.

That is what a 45-year-old mother from phase 9 in Mangaung, Free State, said.

This was after her 42-year-old boyfriend allegedly raped her daughter.

“On Friday morning he demanded sex before I went to work. I refused because he had drunk a lot the night before.

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Durban – Two KwaZulu-Natal policemen were jailed for 15 years each for murder by the Richards Bay Regional Court, the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (Ipid) said on Friday.

Freeman Masikane and Bhekuyise Dladla of the Hluhluwe uniform branch were sentenced on Tuesday, spokesperson Moses Dlamini said.

The officers lied about the events that led to the death of a man during a chase. On 16 September 2009 the officers claimed to have received a report of a stolen vehicle.

They gave chase and claimed that the driver, Sandile Dube, 22, refused to stop.

“The members fired shots directed at the driver.”

The car veered off the road and overturned, flinging Dube and his passenger out.

“The police alleged that the driver died as a result of the accident. The Ipid took over the investigation and after investigation found that the police’s version was not true,” he said.
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