Cape Town – Two people have reportedly been killed during a shooting at Cape Town International Airport.
ENCA reported that the shooting happened at a restaurant inside the airport on Wednesday evening.
According to reports a man shot a woman before turning the gun on himself.
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Auckland – Bafana Bafana players are confident that this group of youngsters will usher in a new era for South African football going forward.
Ayanda Patosi, Thulani Serero and Bongani Zungu, all believe that it would not be long before Bafana Bafana supporters put on broad smiles once more.
They also believe the Australasia tour was vital to harden the young players in preparation for vigorous travels on the continent during the upcoming 2015 Orange Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.
In the first match of the qualifiers, South Africa is away to Sudan in Khartoum and Patosi said this Australasian trip could not have come at a better time.
“This was a great outing. It is priceless to play such games away from home. These are ideal preparations to gear oneself for hostile reception whenever one plays away from home,” said Patosi who scored a memorable goal in Bafana Bafana’s 1-1 international friendly draw against World Cup-bound Australia at ANZ Stadium in Sydney on Monday (26 May).
The South African Senior Men’s National Team takes on New Zealand on Friday night (30 May) at 19h30 local time in Auckland (09h30 SA time) at MT Smart Stadium before returning home on Saturday.
“These away matches will also help give the boys the much-needed experience, we need that. Most of the guys in the team are talented but have never been exposed to intimidating crowds away from South Africa. When playing the qualifiers, one needs to be as tough as tick,” added Patosi with a smile.
Attacking midfielder, Thulani Serero who seems to have assumed the overall leadership role within the team on this tour, said the only thing this squad needs was to remain grounded.
“I am really chaffed with what I have seen from these young guys. Most are eager to learn and they know if they keep their feet on the ground, the sky is the limit,” said the linkman who was voted Ajax Amsterdam best player in the recently ended season in which they won the Dutch title.
“On a personal note I had a good season. I have been playing regularly and it would be nice if I grow from strength to strength going forward.”
Bongani Zungu said the secret to every team’s success is ambition and hunger to do well.
“We’ve got the talent, we’ve got the hunger,” Zungu said at the team’s base in Takapuna, north of Auckland.
The Mamelodi Sundowns midfielder added that the youthful squad wanted to win at all costs and was putting extra work into their game.
“If you work hard, put on extra work in whatever you do, all things will come together,” he said.
-TDN
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By Obakeng Maje
Johannesburg- Former Kaizer Chiefs midfielder was confirmed dead by his brother and the Supersport channel confirmed it.
Kungwane who was a former Kaizer Chiefs midfielder allegedly passed away an hour ago.
Supersport official twitter handle confirmed the news.
An enterprising midfielder died at the age of 43 and was working for Supersport Sport as soccer analyst.-TDN
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Mahikeng- The partnership of civil society and the business sector are critical in the roll out of job creation programmes, the War on Poverty and Comprehensive Rural Development Programme interventions aimed at addressing the triple challenges of poverty, inequality and unemployment, North West Premier Supra Mahumapelo said on World Hunger Day.
“Foodbanks that have been established as part of the War room on poverty campaign should serve as a social safety net that compliments our school nutrition scheme to ensure that those in dire need do not go to bed on empty stomachs,” Premier Mahumapelo highlighted.
Mahumapelo said that land reform, agrarian transformation and rural development will be accelerated to address poverty and unemployment estimated at 32.46% and affecting about 42.06% of young people who constitute the total unemployment population in the province.According to Census 2011, the poverty level in the North West province is estimated at 37% with 19% of households falling within the expenditure of R600, 00 and less per month.
It is estimated that 60, 4% of children and 51% of youth live in conditions of poverty.-TDN
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Kraaipan- The Department of Arts, Culture and Traditional Affairs will on Saturday host an event in celebration of International Museums Day.
The event will be held at the Kraaipan Museum located in Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality.
Under the theme “Museum Collections Make Connections,” the event is aimed at reviving traditional methods of engagement adopted by museums in order to remain relevant to their stakeholders.
The official International Museums Day has celebrated world-wide on May 18, since 1977.
“As important story tellers of a community’s cultural heritage and collective memory, museums contribute strongly to the development of their society by connecting visitors to different types of collections” departmental spokesperson Shirley Montsho said.
This year’s International Museums Day celebrations will be combined with the launch of the Robert Sobukwe exhibitions.
The exhibition material was loaned to the Province by the Robert Sobukwe Foundation.
“It will be circulated around the North West Museums to allow communities the privilege to view them and learn the history of one of the country’s most respected liberation icons” Montsho said.
The celebration will kick off with the launch and unveiling of the Robert Sobukwe exhibition by MEC Tebogo Modise and will conclude with a tour to heritage sites around Kraaipan village.
Places that will be visited include the Ga Thulo (Rock Art); Mahukubung; Kraaipan Monument and the Anglo Boer War First shooting sites.
Details of the event are as follows:
Venue : Kraaipan Museum
Date : 31 May 2014
Time : 08:00
-TDN
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Mahikeng- The recently reconfigured North West Department of Local Government and Human Settlements wishes to congratulate and welcome the new Member of Executive Committee (MEC), Collen Mokone Maine on his appointment to the portfolio.
MEC Maine’s appointment follows the announcement of the new Members of Executive Committee by North West Premier Supra Mahumapelo yesterday.
“MEC Maine’s appointment comes hot on the heels of the new Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Pravin Gordhan and Deputy Minister responsible for Provincial and Local Government, Andries Nel, Minister of Human Settlements, Lindiwe Sisulu and Deputy Minister, Zoe Kota-Hendricks” departmental spokesperson Dineo Lolokwane said.
MEC Maine was a delegate at National Council of Provinces – NCOP from 2009 till 2013. He served as a member in the Trade and International Relations, Defence and Economic Development Committees before being called to serve as MEC for Social Development in August 2013.
“With the advent of the 15th anniversary of Local Government and the fast approaching 2016 Local Government elections we are confident that MEC Maine will be able to give political direction and guidance for municipalities to discharge on their mandate of ensuring accelerated and quality services to our communities as well as facilitating the provision of quality differentiated housing delivery in the Province” said Head of Department Mr. Monnapula Motlogelwa.-TDN
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Cape Town – If religion were a part of the law-making process, the moral fibre of South African society would be better, reckons Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng.
Speaking at a conference on law and religion at the University of Stellenbosch, Mogoeng said the lack of religion in the country’s laws has directly resulted in evils such as crime and corruption that are currently plaguing society, SABC Online reported.
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Pietermaritzburg – A 19-year-old student has admitted to murdering a fellow student last year, saying he was angry because she wanted to end their relationship.
Claudius Chetty described in a statement before the Pietermaritzburg regional court on Tuesday how he had repeatedly stabbed Rashmika Janthielayal, 17, at the Northdale FET College campus on 3 June last year, and only stopped when she fell to the ground.
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Johannesburg – The SA National Defence Force (SANDF) denied media reports on Wednesday that there was a second investigation into the landing of the Gupta family’s private aircraft at the Waterkloof Air Force Base, apparently because there was not enough evidence for a military court.
“It is not true,” said SANDF spokesperson Brigadier General Xolani Mabanga. “I don’t know anything about that.”
The Sowetan quoted Mabanga as saying an additional investigation was under way, and another was pending. However, Mabanga denied speaking to the Sowetan reporter.
According to the newspaper, he said: “The charges against one accused were withdrawn due to insufficient evidence. An application to consider charges against an additional accused was forwarded to the director of military prosecutions for consideration. The decision is pending.”
Supplementary affidavits
Beeld reported that a search for more information about the plane’s landing was under way, because there was not enough evidence for the military court.
The director of military prosecutions had reportedly asked for supplementary affidavits and information from the SA Air Force (SAAF) to strengthen the case against the only two remaining accused, Lieutenant-Colonels Christine Anderson and Stefan van Zyl.
The previous investigation against them and Warrant Officer Thabo Ntshisi had been dealt with and referred to military prosecutors for a decision on prosecution, and a trial date, which had not been set.
Beeld reported that Ntshisi became a State witness to strengthen the case after only a “watered-down” charge of violating an airforce instruction about private planes remained.
The two would have been charged with corruption, conspiracy, and fraud.
Compulsory leave
Their lawyer Jean Griessel said he had not been informed of new developments. They have been on compulsory leave for eight months.
A government investigation into the controversy exonerated Zuma and his ministers, and found the landing was the result of “collusion by officials”.
In October, Colonel Nomsa Khumalo, Van Zyl, Anderson, and Ntshisi appeared in a military court at the Thaba Tshwane military base in Pretoria. They were charged but a trial date was not set.
It was not immediately clear what the outcome of the case against Khumalo was.
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By Obakeng Maje
Mahikeng-The ANC in the North West Province has received a voluntary resignation from its deployed Member of the Provincial Legislature O.R Mochwari.
This happened as a consequence of a legal technicality in order to totally comply with the provisions of the Electoral Act.
“The ANC heartily thanks the comrade for acting in an exemplary manner as a disciplined cadre to save the ANC from possible litigation” ANC North West said.-TDN
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