Many remember him as the guy who went against the norm, moving from Orlando Pirates to Kaizer Chiefs in what was one of the most controversial transfers in the history of South African football.

But few people know that Jimmy Tau, the history-making former captain of both Pirates and Chiefs, hails from Kimberley in the Northern Cape.

A quiet man who these days hardly makes it to the front pages of local newspapers, Tau recently retired from a colourful career that saw him captain both the Soweto giants of the country’s football before playing for the senior national soccer side Bafana Bafana where his last appearance was at the 2006 Africa Cup of Nations.
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A policeman was shot and wounded when he and two other officers tried to make an arrest in Mothibistad near Kuruman, Northern Cape police said.

The policeman was shot in the upper part of his right eye on Tuesday evening, said Colonel Priscilla Naidu.
Apparently the officers were trying to arrest two men wanted for attempted murder and armed robbery.

The men allegedly shot and injured two Ethiopian shop owners before they robbed them of an undisclosed amount of money on Monday. They then ran away.

Police followed up on information received and found the men at a cattle post in Seoding village.

“As police attempted to arrest them, one suspect pulled out a firearm and shot at them,” Naidu said.

The men, both from Lesotho, were later arrested. They would appear in the Mothibistad Magistrate’s Court on Thursday.

-Sapa

Rustenburg – The North West executive committee (Exco) has approved the extension of the financial administration intervention in the Matlosana Local Municipality, local government MEC Collen Maine said on Wednesday.

“The initial intervention was for a minimum of six months and a maximum of 12 months which means the intervention ended in June 2014,” Maine said at a Matlosana council meeting.

“The extension of the intervention means that the powers or obligations of council of Matlosana on financial management will remain with the Provincial Exco for the duration of the intervention period which ends in December 2014.”

The municipality was previously placed under section 139(1)(b) intervention in March 2013, as a result of the deteriorating financial status which compromised delivery of basic services to communities, Maine’s office said in a statement.

In a S139(1) intervention, the provincial executive can intervene in a municipality when it fails to fulfil its obligations as set out in the Constitution or legislation.

The intervention allows for the provincial executive to assume responsibility for the relevant obligation.

Maine said the Exco approved additional funding for a forensic investigation into alleged maladministration, corruption and contravention of supply chain processes in the Matlosana Local Municipality.

Maine’s office said Matlosana mayor Kagiso Khauoe indicated the municipality’s acceptance of both the extension of the intervention and the investigation.

Khauoe told the meeting that the municipality had reached a common understanding with Eskom and the Midvaal Water Board.

Last year, Eskom reportedly threatened to cut electricity to Matlosana as the municipality was R91 million in arrears.

Sapa

By Obakeng Maje
Taung- A case against eight suspects who were arrested during a ‘witchcraft’ fiasco resumed on Wednesday in Taung Magistrates Court.

Eight people appeared before magistrate and were granted R600 bail each.

The suspects were arrested after Vinolia Sesing was beaten and injured during a scuffle against Mokassa 2 villagers.

Sesing was accused of killing and turning Boikie Nthutang,24, into a zombie and that forced the Mokgareng villagers to sent her packing.

She went to seek refugee at Mokassa 2 village, but that angered the locals. They allegedly attacked her and her family. They also threatened to burn her alive.

Sesing’s husband ploughed on six residents with his car in an attempt to escape from enraged residents. Six people were injured and taken to local hospital for medical attention.

Police said the six suspects are facing attempted murder, assault and malicious damage to property.

They were released on bail and the case will resume on 27 August 2014.

Police investigations continue.-TDN
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Pretoria – The South African government has taken stringent measures to prevent the spread of the deadly Ebola disease in the country.

This comes as fears grow that the outbreak of the disease currently happening in west Africa could spread to other continents.
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Bloemfontein – A shopping centre in Bloemfontein was evacuated on Thursday morning following an alleged bomb threat, it was reported.

There were also reports that it was a hostage situation but this could not be verified.

Free State police spokesperson Captain Chaka Marope told News24 that an anonymous caller to the Southern Centre in Bloemfontein, more commonly known as the Pick n Pay Centre, said there was a bomb inside the building.

The management of the centre alerted the police, and various police units and the fire brigade were dispatched to the building which had been evacuated.

“At the end, nothing has happened, but we are monitoring the situation,” he said.

The building is still being swept and people have not been allowed back in, he added.
This is a developing story.

– News24

Pretoria – Former Scorpions advocate Jeff Ledwaba allegedly had R10 000 paid into the account of the prosecutor handling his fraud and theft case in an attempt to sabotage it, Beeld reported on Thursday.

The State alleged that the following day Ledwaba called the National Prosecuting Authority’s (NPA) anti-corruption line and reported advocate Willem van Zyl as corrupt.

Ledwaba was appearing in the Johannesburg Regional Court with Elvis Manyama, who allegedly made the deposit, on charges of defeating the ends of justice, fraud, and corruption.

Ledwaba and Manyana would be back in court next month.

According to a statement by Lieutenant Colonel Rosina Schickerling, the money was deposited into Van Zyl’s account in Sunnyside on 29 October 2012.

Out on bail

He was not expecting payment and reported it to the NPA, the police, and the bank.

Van Zyl had taken over the prosecution after advocate Glynnis Breytenbach’s suspension by the NPA.

The cellphone number on the deposit slip belonged to Livingstone Gabara who said he made a deposit for Manyana.

Records show that Ledwaba made four calls to Manyana that day and withdrew R10 000.

Ledwaba had challenged a successful forensic voice match based on the telephonic tip off, and wanted one to be done overseas.

He is out on bail.

The NPA’s internal investigation found no grounds for the allegations against Van Zyl.

Ledwaba was found guilty in the original fraud and theft case and was expected to be sentenced on Friday.

– SAPA

Pietermaritzburg – In a brief and unexpected moment of conciliation, the father of a man sentenced to life for murder, grasped the hand of the victim’s son and apologised in court.

Zamokuhle Maduna, 19, Siphesihle Ngubane, 20, and Lindokuhle Khoza, 18, were each handed three life sentences in the KwaZulu-Natal High Court on Wednesday.
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