Monthly Archives: January 2014

A girl,8, raped by unknown suspect in North West


By Obakeng Maje
Hartebeesfontein-North West police are investigating a case of rape after a 8 year-old girl was allegedly raped, says sergeant Kelebogile Moiloa.

Police said the mother of a child was bathing her and discovers that she is in pain.

“The mother allegedly took her daughter to the nearest clinic after the girl was crying hysterically because of pain. The girl could not say what happened and a rape was confirmed after medical attention” said Moiloa.

North West police urge community members who might have a information that could lead to a possible arrested to contact them.

“The atrocity allegedly took place on Tuesday last year at around 17:00. No one has been arrested and police investigations continue” concludes Moiloa.-TDN
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Mom, kids beaten to death


Durban – A mother and her two children have been beaten to death in their Chatsworth, Durban, home, SABC news reported on Tuesday.
Police believed a religious object was used to kill the mother and her sons, aged 18 and 19, on Monday night.

According to the report, the father’s whereabouts were not known.

Police spokesperson Captain Thulani Zwane told the SABC no arrests had been made and the motive for the murders was not known.

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A suspected rapist stoned to death


Johannesburg – A man who allegedly raped a 15-year-old girl at knifepoint was stoned to death in the Crossroads informal settlement in Cape Town, The Star reported on Tuesday.
The 32-year-old was dragged from a shebeen, near the victim’s house, beaten with sjamboks, and stoned to death around 11:00 on Sunday.

Two men with knives apparently confronted the girl and her friend while they were on their way to visit another friend on Saturday afternoon, the victim’s aunt told the paper.

They were forced into a shack and raped.

“My niece told me the suspect and his accomplice threatened to kill them if they told anyone about the incidents,” the aunt was quoted as saying.

A local resident told the newspaper people were fed up with the man.

“During the day before he raped the girl, he robbed people of their phones. He was always carrying a knife with him.

“We don’t regret his killing because if we do not react to these incidents, no one would,” the resident, who did not want to be named, said.

The raped teenager was taken away from the area after her family apparently received death threats from the dead man’s friends.

Police spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Andre Traut said no arrests had yet been made for the murder.

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Six nabbed in Krugersdorp shooting


Johannesburg – Six people were wounded, two of them critically, in a shooting in Krugersdorp on Tuesday, paramedics said.

One of the wounded was a 6-year-old child, said Netcare 911 spokesperson Chris Botha.

He said one of the critically wounded people was airlifted to a hospital in Johannesburg. The others were transported to various hospital in the area.

The police were not immediately able to confirm the incident or to provide details about what happened.

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A man killed in robbery


Durban – A 43-year-old man was shot dead in a house robbery in Westville, near Durban, on Tuesday, KwaZulu-Natal police said.

“In the early hours of this morning… the 43-year-old victim was sitting outside the house on the balcony when he was allegedly approached by the suspects, who were armed with firearms,” said Captain Thulani Zwane.

“He tried to close the door and the suspects fired one shot through the door, fatally wounding him. He was certified dead at the scene by paramedics.”

Zwane said the police arrested seven men a few hours later.

“All stolen goods taken from the house were recovered from the suspects, including three cellphones and a wallet. A 9mm pistol suspected to be used during the shooting was found as well as a toy gun.”

He said the pistol would be sent for ballistic tests to establish whether it had been used in any other crimes.

The men arrested, aged between 25 and 30 years, would appear in the Pinetown Magistrate’s Court on Thursday, on charges of murder and house robbery.

He said they had been linked to two house robberies in the area last week.

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Mogale unsung heroine of our struggle for liberation-Premier Modise   


North West Premier Thandi Modise has described ANC Veteran Juliet Mogale as an outstanding patriot and unsung heroine of the struggle for liberation, a human rights and a gender activist. Mogale who was a former secretary to ANC stalwart Walter Sisulu and deliverer of letters for world icon Nelson Mandela was buried at the  Letlhabile  cemetery near Brits today.

Premier Modise said that MamaJuliet Mogale, daughter of the business woman where ANC activists in the 40s & 50s used to consult at her restaurant – Blue Lagoon situated in Princess street, Johannesburg was a selfless cadre who served with humility and was part of women political and trade union activists who brought attention to the class, race and gender oppression and exploitation of women and contributed towards placing non-sexism alongside non racialism and democracy as key liberation principles. 

“Mama Mogale cared deeply for our people and even established a crèche for the benefit of the Itsoseng community near Hebron in her old age. She has left an indelible mark and will always be remembered as an embodiment of ubuntu. Though she deserved better, she never felt that she was owed for her gallant contribution. Hers was a life well lived in service of her people. We are saddened by her death and wish to convey our condolences to her family and the community that she loved and served,” said Modise.

 

Mogale worked for the ANC for years dating back to the 50s in Soweto came to reside in Itsoseng near Hebron in the North West Province where she continued working with like the late Francis Baard and others.-TDN
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