Daily Archives: January 5, 2014

North West premier splurges R1.3m on car


North West Premier Thandi Modise has ignored a Cabinet directive against splurging on luxury vehicles, and treated herself to a R1.3m BMW750i.

According to the Sunday Times, the MEC for transport in the province, Raymond Elisha, has confirmed the purchase.

This comes after Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan instructed ministers, MECs and premiers to curb their penchant for splurging on luxury cars.

Meanwhile, Democratic Alliance North West leader Chris Hattingh said this latest extravagance comes at a time when service delivery was under extreme pressure and when emergency drought relief measures were collapsing.

He also said officials were put under pressure to deliver the car in time for Modise’s birthday on 25 December.
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A woman kills her husband in an argument


By Obakeng Maje
Mothibistad-A 43 year-old woman arrested after she allegedly killed her husband by pushing him against the steel door, says lieutenant Donald Mdhluli.

The monstrousness took place on Saturday at about 10:00am in Pholoholo Street, Unit 1, Mothibistad.

“It is alleged that the 43-year-old female suspect had an argument with a 46-year-old man, believed to be her husband” said Mdhluli.

This argument allegedly precipitated into a fight where the husband was pushed against the steel door.

The man was certified dead on the scene by paramedics and police were called in and arrested a 43-year-old female suspect. 

“She is facing a charge of murder and is expected to appear before Court soon” concludes Mdhluli.-TDN
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Majoro snubs Supersport United move


By Obakeng Maje
Johannesburg-Kaizer Chiefs striker Lehlohonolo Majoro allegedly snubbed Supersport United move. According to other media reports, Majoro was back at training with Amakhosi and posted on his official twitter page that he is enjoying himself at work with Kaizer Chiefs players at Naturena.

Majoro apparently he is not happy about the whole swap deal negotiations and want to sign for a team of his choice.

Kickoff.com announce that Majoro trained with Amakhosi and there is no sign of him to join Suspersport United.

Chiefs announced that Majoro joined Supersport United in a swap deal seeing George Maluleka joining the Glamour Boys.-TDN
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Anger over drunk and driving conviction


Johannesburg – Despite carrying out their duties and arresting thousands of drunk drivers annually, traffic and police officers in various parts of the country have spoken out about the low conviction rate in such instances – blaming it on inefficiency and bribery.

According to the Sunday Times, a number of officers spoke out on condition of anonymity. They say police officers are not encouraged to build airtight cases – especially as convictions did not affect promotion prospects.

One official also said officers were being paid to throw cases while another said that convictions were rare and that officers are simply chasing targets.

Yet another officer said that an estimated 80% to 90% of all drunken driving cases are thrown out of court or withdrawn because of botched blood samples or corruption, according to the report.

The Independent Police Investigative Directorate has confirmed that it is investigating issues at the Durban Central police station. Spokesperson Moses Dlamini said the probe into systemic corruption related to about 200 drunken driving cases.

Internal documents obtained by the Sunday Times reportedly show that the Durban Central police station only had 111 convictions from 1 481 arrests in 2012. This translates into a conviction rate of only 7.5%.
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