Daily Archives: January 12, 2014

Two nabbed for dagga in Ottosdal


By Obakeng Maje
Ottosdal-The fight against drug trafficking scored another success when the police in Ottosdal arrested two male suspects aged 32 and 36 respectively for possession of dagga.

The incident happened on Friday at approximately 15:45 along Vryburg- Ottosdal road. 

“It is alleged that police officials were conducting routine stop and search operation when they stopped a Hyundai car that had two occupants” colonel Sabata Mokgwabone said.

He said police allegedly searched car and found two black plastic bags containing dagga.  Both men were arrested and they are expected to appear in Ottosdal Magistrates’ Court soon.

“The dagga weighs 64kg with estimated street value of R54 000,00” he concludes.-TDN
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10 Murder, 13 Raped In North West


By Obakeng Maje
The North West police arrested a total of 951 suspects through various day-to-day as well as Safer Festive Season “Operation Duty Calls” in the past seven days between 5 and 12 January 2014 for Contact, Contact related, Property related and other crimes.

The arrests include 10 for murder, 13 for rape,324 for assault common as well as assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm, 14 for robbery aggravating, 31 for house robbery, 27 for shoplifting, 14 for driving under the influence of liquor, 73 for drug-related, 32 for possession of suspected stolen goods and many other crimes.  

“The following were also seized during operations: illegal cigarettes, various types of drugs, 9 knives, liquor , 22 cattle, 4 goats, 12 firearm and 33 ammunitions” colonel Sabata Mokgwabone said.

Most of the suspects have already appeared in various courts while others are expected to appear on Monday.-TDN
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We showed a lot of character – Khune


Bafana Bafana captain Itumeleng Khune says the team showed character to come back from a goal down to win the opening match of the 2014 CHAN tournament.

 

South Africa conceded a goal early in the first half following a deflection but went on to win 3-1 against Mozambique at the Cape Town Stadium on Saturday, 11 January 2014.

 

“It was really disappointing to have conceded a goal of that nature. The pitch was wet so when the ball took a wicked deflection I slipped and it went in. But the players showed leadership by telling me to keep my head high because the goal came early and unexpectedly.

 

“We all showed a lot of character to come back from that point to emerge victorious. Now we need to build from there when we go into our next match which is also crucial as a win should almost guarantee us passage to the next round,” said Khune.

 

Striker Bernard Parker scored two goals and was voted Man of the Match for his impressive performance. He has now scored 21 goals in 65 appearances for South Africa.

 

“Winning the first game of the tournament gives us a chance to proceed and qualify for the next round. We feel very confident from this victory. But it was a wake-up call for us because we started a bit slow and the positive result is a good motivation for the next game.

 

“We need to continue with the mental steel we have where we fight and compete when we are down. The win has lifted some weight off our shoulders and we can face the next match in a more relaxed mood, but we are aware that this is just the beginning and a lot of work needs to be done so we can go all the way,” said Parker.

 

Bafana Bafana will play Mali in their next game on Wednesday at Cape Town Stadium. Kick-off at 17:00.-TDN
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I am very happy you made the country proud – President Zuma


President of the Republic of South Africa Jacob Zuma has congratulated Bafana Bafana for their fine win over Mozambique in the opening match of the 2014 CHAN tournament at the Cape Town on Saturday, 11 January.

 

President Zuma rushed from an event in Mpumalanga to be with the national team in Cape Town.

 

After the match he went down to the Bafana Bafana dressing room to personally congratulate the players and the technical team.

 

The Minister of Sport and Recreation Fikile Mbalula, SAFA President Dr Danny Jordaan, several SAFA NEC members, and Mamelodi Sundowns President Patrice Motsepe accompanied the Head of State.

 

“This is a good day for football and I am very happy after this fine performance by the team. You showed a lot of character by coming back to not only to equalise but to go on and score two goals. This is the mark of a good team. I hope you grow from strength to strength. I am also happy because I came from a very big function in Mpumalanga, and I rushed to be here little did I know that I will be shown what I saw today. Thank you for making us smile,” said President Zuma.

 

His words were echoed by the Minister of Sport.

 

“I am glad we are here with the The President (Zuma) to watch this match. The President always believed in Bafana Bafana even when the prophets of doom had written them off, so this is the number one supporter. Thank you Mr President and long live Bafana Bafana. This was a very special day, not for any other thing but the President came from the function of celebrating 102 years of the ANC and I dare say this is a good present to the African National Congress,” concluded Minister Mbalula.-TDN
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ANC plans to gag booing boys


Johannesburg – In a bid to protect President Jacob Zuma from another booing incident, the ANC on Saturday put extraordinary security measures in place at the launch of the party’s election manifesto in Nelspruit.

According to the Sunday Times, thousands of ANC members who attended the rally at the Mbombela Stadium were not only preregistered for the event but also pre-seated according to the provinces they were from.

This move was sparked by the booing of Zuma at Nelson Mandela’s memorial service in Johannesburg last month – an incident that exposed widespread unhappiness among ANC members over Zuma’s leadership and use of taxpayers’ money to fund his R206m security upgrade to his Nkandla home in KwaZulu-Natal.

In contrast to the memorial service incident, Zuma was clapped and cheered when he took to the podium at Saturday’s rally. His electoral promises included six million job opportunities, one million housing opportunities, cheaper private health care and the promise to clean up government by dealing decisively with corruption.
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ANC losing support- survey


Johannesburg – A recent survey has found that the ANC has lost huge support – as much as 19% of the national vote – since 2008.

According to the Sunday Independent, the survey, conducted by research company Ipsos, found that the loss appears to have happened between November 2012 and November last year.

Issues contributing to this include the Marikana shooting incident, the scandal around President Jacob Zuma’s R206m security upgrades to his Nkandla home in KwaZulu-Natal and to other ANC leadership issues.

The study also found that new and smaller parties could make some inroads in the national ballot. Ipsos said however, that a second study was scheduled for early this year.
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Bafana skipper disappointed about ‘soft goal’ conceded


By Kgatliso Ramose
Cape Town-South Africa’s number one and Bafana Bafana captain Itumeleng Khune took on twitter to show his disappointment about the goal he conceded on the opening game of CHAN.

Despite the Bafana Bafana victory Khune wrote oh his official twitter page @IIKHUNE..32..16 “To those who didn’t see the goal I conceded, the ball deflected off our player and I tried to save the ball then I slipped. Very disappointed”.

Immediately after conceding that goal in the first 11 minutes of the game, South Africans took on different social networking platforms to show their dissatisfaction on what labeled as “soft goal”.

The Green Point was slippery due to the mild weather of Cape Town.

The Mozambican coach blamed the slippery pitch for his team’s performance.

Itu as the Khune is affectionately known by his fans is arguably one of the most decorated goalkeepers in Africa. He played a vital role in Kaizer Chiefs double last season.

His sterling performance saw him winning big at the SA Sports awards last month. Bafana Bafana won 3-1.-TDN
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ANC manifesto a mixed bag


Nelspruit – The ANC’s 2014 election manifesto, launched in Nelspruit, Mpumalanga on Saturday, was a mixed bag of old and new pledges.

President Jacob Zuma said the party would continue to focus on job creation, rural development, land reform, food security, education, health and fighting crime and corruption.
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