Rustenburg – The Farlam Commission of Inquiry’s inspection in loco was abruptly called off on Monday, due to security concerns.
“I cannot continue with the commission, in the absence of other people. I have no option but to terminate the proceedings now,” said the commission’s chairman, retired judge Ian Farlam.
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Rustenburg – A man who solicited nude photographs from the daughters of divorced women was fined R8000 by the Rustenburg Magistrate’s Court on Monday, North West police said.
“His name will be added to the national register of sex offenders,” said spokesman Brigadier Thulani Ngubane.
Construction worker Anthony Louw pleaded guilty and was convicted of possession of child pornography.
The sexually enticing or explicit images were of girls, some in early puberty. One girl was reportedly 12-years-old.
Using the names “Shivon”, “Chivonne” or “Chevonne”, he befriended divorced women and then their daughters on BBM and WhatsApp, police said.
He flattered them and the girls later sent him photos of themselves posing naked – some in front of the sign boards of Rustenburg schools.
Louw was arrested after a tip-off.
Ngubane said the court ordered that Louw refrain from possessing pornographic material.
“He would face going to jail if he is found in possession of any type of pornographic material and if he commits the same offence again,” Ngubane said.
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By Obakeng Maje
Beaconville- The Northern Cape police are appealing to anyone one who knows Josephine Modipane who is currently at Letlhabile Old-Age Home in Brits,near North West.
According to Modipane, she left home many years ago and cannot remember anything, but she believes that her children are still alive and urge anyone who knows them to come to her rescue.
“I have four children by the names of Engeline Modipane, Joseph Modipane, Peter Modipane and Johannes Modipane. I left home many years ago and I cannot remember my way back home” she outlines.
Josephine who can’t tell how old is she is appealing to anyone who could help her to reunited with her family.
“Police are appealing to the family of Josephine Modipane or anyone who may know her to contact Constable Dineo Lucy Sekgotodi or Namakgale Police Station at (015) 769-1530 or 0734148339” colonel Priscilla Naidu said.
Naidu said anyone with information can also fax at (015) 769-1128 or alternatively e-mail lim.namakgale.mic@saps.gov.za
Johannesburg- E-tags and bills will be burnt during the protest, Cosatu provincial secretary Dumisani Dakile said today.
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Johannesburg- E-tags and bills will be burnt during the protest, Cosatu provincial secretary Dumisani Dakile said today.
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Johannesburg- E-tags and bills will be burnt during the protest, Cosatu provincial secretary Dumisani Dakile said today.
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Pretoria – Classes were suspended at the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) on Tuesday following a student protest, the university said.
“Groups of students started protesting this morning at the TUT main campus. Very early in the morning a bus was burned down,” spokesperson Willa de Ruyter said.
“All academic activities have been suspended for the day.”
She could not provide further details about the bus.
Student financial aid scheme
De Ruyter said the protest was related to National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) payments. She could not immediately confirm claims that first-year students’ funding applications had been rejected.
“I will have to get more information because there has been a change in the administration of NSFAS funding.”
She said universities and colleges used to administer the funds themselves, but after the change, the NSFAS centralised the funding so it came directly from the scheme.
De Ruyter said students would be updated later.
TUT students protested about the NSFAS in May and in January.
In January the university suspended classes and evicted students from the institution’s residences. It also obtained a court order to stop protests at its campuses.
The Socialist Youth Movement and the Student Representative Council later won an interdict at the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria against the unlawful eviction of students. The university was ordered to pay costs.
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Rustenburg- In assuring her department’ strategic support for Tourism business and joining in celebrating excellence beyond the ordinary by Tourism establishments in the province, the North West MEC for Tourism, Desbo Mohono will on Wednesday will deliver the key note address at the Lilizela Tourism Awards which will be held at the Royal Marang Hotel near Phokeng in Rustenburg at 18h00.
Lilizela Tourism Awards are the premier tourism award programme for tourism businesses in South Africa that aim to reward and celebrate excellence across the tourism industry.
These Awards recognize and reward tourism players and businesses who work passionately and with pride to deliver a world class product and service and whose delivery grows South Africa’s global destination competitiveness.
Also expected to attend is His Royal Highness, Kgosi Leruo Molotlegi of Bafokeng Royal Nation and Chairperson of the Lilizela Tourism Awards, Thembi Kunene.
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Rustenburg – In endeavor to solidify her department’s vision of transforming the tourism industry by promoting township and village tourism, North West MEC for Tourism, Desbo Mohono recently met with tour operators at the Devine Boutique Hotel in Geelhout, Rustenburg. MEC Mohono said that in order to truly transform tourism in the province, there is a need for her department and tour operators to form partnerships.
“We need to forge partnerships which will yield much needed improvement within the tourism sector in our province. We need to think outside of the box and create new and endless possibilities. As tour operators who package these tours, we want you to work together with us in showcasing the potential this province has, government can’t do this alone”, she said.
“We need to have our guesthouses and bed and breakfast establishments graded correctly. We need to have a situation whereby major and popular hotels are able to refer their guests to village and township hospitality establishment where these guests can have a totally different tourism experience on how ordinary South Africans live in their township and villages, this is the transformation we want to see”, she said.
In addition, MEC Mohono said that her engagement with these tour operators was just the beginning of their journey together and she alluded that she hopes her department and these tour operators will form a fruitful partnership.
Echoing her words was the Acting Head of Department, Charles Ndabeni who said that his department, under the stewardship of MEC Mohono, wants to change the knowledge infrastructure in the tourism sector.
“The model is going to change, we need your partnership as tour operators to sell these products to the relevant markets. In order to bring about that transformation, we will be traveling across the province meeting with all relevant stakeholders within our tourism industry to ensure that there is proper planning which is aligned to the department’s annual performance plan and strategy”, said Ndabeni.
Chairperson of the North West Tour Operators Association, Kagiso Legobe welcomed MEC’s vision for partnership in transforming the tourism sector. He said that as tour operators they also want to be given an opportunity to make a valuable impact on the transformation within the sector.
“On behalf of the association I would like to thank the MEC for engaging us on her plans for the department, we see that she has good intentions and we are also ready to form these kind of partnerships with government to advance the course of transforming the tourism sector in the province”, he said.
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