Daily Archives: October 29, 2014

More and more mourn Senzo


Johannesburg- The New Zealand Football Association says the passing away of Senzo Meyiwa has been felt by many in that country as the Bafana Bafana goalkeeper and captain was part of the squad that traveled to that country a few months ago.

Meyiwa was shot and killed on Sunday in Vosloorus, East of Johannesburg.

Senzo was part of Gordon Igesund’s squad that played to a goalless draw against the New Zealanders in Auckland earlier this year.

He did not play in that match.

“It is with great sadness that we heard of the untimely death of the captain of your national team, Senzo Meyiwa. The player recently toured our country with Bafana Bafana and this has made the impact of his death that much greater here in New Zealand,” said Mark Aspden, President of the New Zealand Football Federation.

“Please accept and pass on our sincerest condolences from everyone here at New Zealand Football. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and also with all of South African football in this time of grieving.”

New Zealand has been joined by the Confederation of Southern African Football Association (COSAFA) and the Tanzania Football Federation in paying tribute to the fallen hero.

“On this sad day for South African Football and the nation as a whole, we extend condolences on behalf of the Region to SAFA, the PSL, Orlando Pirates FC, and to the family as they mourn the loss of Senzo Meyiwa. Please be kind enough to pass on our thoughts and wishes to all concerned,” said Sue Destombes, CEO of COSAFA.

“The Tanzania Football Federation and the entire football fraternity in Tanzania have learned with sadness about the untimely death of your National Team goalkeeper and captain, Senzo Meyiwa. His untimely passing is a blow not only to his immediate family, but also to the extended family, his club Orlando Pirates, SAFA and the game of football at large. His demise has come at a time when his club and his nation needed him the most,” said Jamal E. Malinzi, President of the Tanzania Football Federation.
“Our hearts go out to his family, Orlando Pirates Football Club, SAFA and the entire South African nation. We pray for their consolation throughout these trying moments. May the Almighty rest his soul in an eternally peaceful place.”

Burkina Faso has also sent a letter to extend their deepest condolences.
-TDN

Kelly Khumalo sends condolences


Johannesburg- Meyiwa was shot in the chest on Sunday night while visiting Khumalo in Vosloorus, Ekurhuleni.

The short statement read: “Kelly Khumalo and her family would like to express their sincere condolences to the Meyiwa family for the loss of Senzo Meyiwa, who was tragically shot at their family home in Vosloorus, in the presence of Kelly’s family [her mother Ntombi, sister Zandi, and son Christian] Tumelo and Mthoko [Senzo’s friends] and Longwe Twala.

“This has been an incredibly traumatic experience for the Khumalo family. As the law takes its course, they request that they be given space and privacy to deal with this tragedy; and they thank you for the prayers and support.”

Khumalo has been unreachable since the police reportedly confiscated her cellphone following the shooting.
-Sapa

Chiefs Strike R4 Million Deal For Zulu


Kaizer Chiefs have completed their negotiations for David Zulu to join the club from Chippa United, as predicted by the Siya crew.

Zulu has been a target of the Amakhosi as revealed in Soccer Laduma, following his impressive performances for the Chilli Boys this season.
For more http://www.soccerladuma.co.za

Decent housing for older persons in Boikhutso location to be prioritised – Premier Mahumapelo


Lichtenburg – The Bokone Bophirima Provincial Government will prioritise the delivery of decent accommodation for older people in Boikhutso location’s informal settlement outside Lichtenburg town. Premier Supra Mahumapelo who visited some of the impoverished elderly people residing in this area, said there is a dire need for delivery of proper houses to be prioritised.

The Premier said this on Tuesday following his interaction with communities about service delivery issues affecting their day-to-day lives. 

Worried by the communities’ living conditions, Mahumapelo committed his administration to ensuring that as part of its effort to better people’s lives, Boikhutso and Itekeng informal settlements are considered for inclusion in the Province’s future development plans.

“People here do not have access to clean water, electricity, roads and proper housing, and engagements with them must be intensified to see how we can work together to improve their lives”, said Premier Mahumapelo who added that this must be done in line with Vision 2030 of the National Development Plan.

Leading activities for implementation of Setsokotsane Programme in Wards 1, 15 and 21 in Ditsobotla Local Municipality, Premier Mahumapelo who was accompanied by some Members of the Executive Council and the Mayor of Ditsobotla Local Municipality, also met with Kgosi Zibi, Kgosi Seatlholo, Kgosi Serobatse and Kgosi Molete at Gamaloka village, to discuss the Gamaloka communities’ service delivery challenges since their restitution.

Pleading for support and integrated delivery of services to this newly established village, Kgosi Molete told the Premier that critical to their needs is provision of water; a need which Premier Mahumapelo promised to give the necessary attention.

As part of the day’s programme, the Premier and his entourage paid a courtesy visit to Tshwaraganang and Tshepang Day Care centres in Itekeng Township respectively, where he handed over learning and playing equipments, tables, chairs, mattresses and blankets for the children. During this visit, Premier Mahumapelo noticed the need for these centres to be expanded to accommodate all children in the area.

Setsokotsane is a strategic programme that seeks to integrate provincial and local efforts to address service delivery problems and backlogs in line with the Rebranding, Repositioning and Renewal of the Province strategy. In achieving this goal, Setsokotsane will ensure complete alignment of the municipalities’ Integrated Development Plans (IDP’s) with the Provincial Government’s Annual Performance Plans (APP’s), this to ultimately position municipalities as key service delivery drivers.    

Since its launch in Ngaka Modiri Molema District early this month, Setsokotsane programme activities have been implemented at Mahikeng Local Municipality, and are this week being taken to Ditsobotla Local Municipality.
-TDN
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5 Marriage Mistakes That Killed Senzo Meyiwa


Now I love football, I am a huge fan since time immemorial. I also know that football is all about MISTAKES. The defenders or goalkeepers need to make mistakes before the opposition is able to score a goal and win the game. It’s the same thing with our lives, romance, marriages and relationships.

Soccer player, husband and father of three girls, Senzo Meyiwa, made some marriage mistakes outside of his usual tuff, the football field, which I felt contributed in bringing an end to this great and passionate individual.

For the record Senzo met his wife Mandisa Mkhize in Johannesburg in 2005. They got married in 2013 and barely a year later he was seeing (cheating with) singer Kelly Khumalo albeit without Mandisa’s knowledge. Mandisa later found out and a saga ensued with Kelly assaulting Mandisa. Senzo has gone back and forth between the two women over the past year and recently went public with Kelly by his side. Are we surprised he was murdered while he was with her?

This is the very same Senzo who professed his Christian faith publicly, has bible scriptures on his football hit etc and never cease to glorify God for every victory. His wife Mandisa told a newspaper, “He is a real believer and he reads the Bible at every chance he gets. I love his dedication and commitment. He is my hero, a real sweetheart.” Now this is not about condemning Senzo but rather learning from his marriage mistakes, life and family. Senzo like all of us struggled with sin, his was the sin of adultery and it gradually led him to his death-bed, sadly. He could have avoided his death if he had rejected making these 5 marriage mistakes.

Here are my 5 marriage mistakes which I believe killed Senzo:

1. LACK OF SELF-LEADERSHIP KILLED HIM

On the football pitch Senzo was both captain of his football club Orlando Pirates and country. He was a great leader, but on the home front he wasn’t proficient unfortunately. Now I am not just talking about leadership through providing the financial, emotional and social needs of his wife and three baby girls, which he did with great results. But leading by example as a husband and father in a country that is seriously lacking in this area. We are all aware that his own father had to bring him to book regarding this issue.

2. LACK OF INTEGRITY KILLED HIM

Senzo himself confessed to his lack of integrity after his wife found out about “the other woman Kelly Khumalo”, he said that ‘This is all my fault. I lied to them [Kelly and Mandisa]. Wherever integrity is missing it hurts everyone connected to you. ‘I approached her [Kelly] and she asked if I am married. But I wasn’t man enough to tell her the truth. As a result, she fell in love with me.’ Senzo added.

3. LACK OF FAITHFULNESS KILLED HIM

Kelly only found out he is married five months into their relationship, by which time his wife had also heard about the affair when a colleague showed her Kelly’s Instagram account with the so many photos of the both of them. Being a Christian himself, Senzo knew the importance of faithfulness to one partner as a husband, but he failed to implement it. His wife said, When I saw pictures of them looking cosy I got the shock of my life. I was heartbroken and cried hysterically. I called Senzo and told him to respect me as a wife but he denied he was having an affair with Kelly”.

4. SIDE-CHICK KELLY KHUMALO

I know everyone has been blaming Kelly but I don’t see how she should solely be held responsible for his infidelity but then she is partially responsible for it, isn’t it? It takes two to tango. Kelly’s colourful past doesn’t help people’s opinion of her anyway, but for allowing herself to play the role of a mistress after discovering his marital status, she indeed contributed to his demise. Don’t get me wrong, she didn’t pull the trigger neither did she arrange a hit on Senzo, but if the relationship had ended earlier, we wouldn’t be mourning the death of Senzo today. No wonder, Senzo’s family chased her away for destroying their son’s family when she went to visit before his death.

5. NOT LEARNING FROM HIS PAST

Mandisa was recently quoted in the Sunday Sun as saying: ‘I’m glad my husband is back home. I’m loving every moment. Senzo is a good man who loves his family. I support him in his career and we are now closer than ever.’ However few months ago Kelly revealed on social media that she was happily involved with the father of her second. Senzo Meyiwa met his death still married to Mandisa and in a relationship with his Mistress Kelly. The good thing about our mistakes is we become victorious and overcome them whenever we make up our mind to not go back to them.

Now none of these 5 marriage mistakes pulled the trigger on Senzo. The trigger was pulled by some heartless criminals who don’t value life and lack respect for humanity. But these 5 mistakes surely contributed to Senzo’s demise.

As we mourn the life of the legendary Senzo Meyiwa, are we as men going to continue to seek for other relationship outside our wives? Are we going to say do not judge because “only God can judge me” like Tupac said? Are we going to keep destroying our wives, children and home as we seek for sexual gratification elsewhere?

I feel Senzo was even death long before he was shot by these merciless intruders. The way God made it, a married man is already death whenever he is torn between the love of two women.

When I think about my wife and son, I wonder if the same marriage mistakes which killed Senzo Meyiwa could kill me one day, if I let it. I don’t blame Senzo, I blame his mistakes.

Our deepest condolences go out to his wife, children, family, fellow soccer players, fans and yes, Kelly Khumalo. May our beloved Senzo’s soul rest in peace.

NB: This article was taken from Solomon Ashoms’ Blog and Taung DailyNews does not agree nor disagree with the content of the article. It is entirely up to our readers how they interpret the message.

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-TDN
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Bafana spared Nigeria trip?


Bafana Bafana may be spared a trip to Nigeria after FIFA set a deadline of Friday for that country’s football federation to sort out its latest crisis or be suspended at least until May.

Should Nigeria fail to avoid their latest suspension, a third this year, Bafana will also likely qualify immediately for the African Nations Cup finals in Morocco no matter the result of their next game against Sudan in Mbombela next month.
For more http://www.kickoff.com

One killed, four injured in truck collision


By Obakeng Maje
Potchefstroom- A man was killed and four others injured on Tuesday, including three children, when a bakkie collided with a truck on the R53 in Potchefstroom.

ER24 paramedics and provincial fire services arrived on the scene and found that a wrecked bakkie lay beneath a large truck.

Five people lay trapped within the mangled bakkie.

On assessment, paramedics discovered that the driver had sustained fatal injuries and lay trapped behind the steering wheel.

“A woman and three children, aged between three months to 10 years, were in a critical condition and were also lay trapped inside the vehicle.
Provincial fire services had to use the jaws-of-life equipment to free the patients before treatment could continue” Er24 spokesperson Russel Meiring said.

Meiring said once freed, paramedics provided the patients with advanced life support before they were rapidly transported to Potchefstroom Hospital for urgent medical treatment.

“It is believed that the collision was cause by the truck doing a u-turn on the road” he said.

Local authorities were on scene for further investigations.
-TDN
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Khumalo barred from Meyiwa’s funeral


Johannesburg – Bafana Bafana captain Senzo Meyiwa’s family have barred his girlfriend and mother of his child, Kelly Khumalo, from attending his funeral in Durban, The New Age reported on Wednesday.

“The service is open to anyone who wants to come to pay their last respects to Senzo, but that girl is not welcome. She mustn’t even think about coming,” Meyiwa’s father, Samuel was quoted as saying.

Gauteng detective unit head Maj-Gen Norman Taioe told reporters in Johannesburg that Meyiwa was shot in his upper body while visiting his girlfriend, singer and actress Kelly Khumalo, in Vosloorus, Ekurhuleni, on Sunday night.

Two men entered the house as the 27-year-old national team and Orlando Pirates goalkeeper and captain and his friends were leaving. One of the attackers was waiting outside.

“Senzo and his friends were leaving when the two entered the house. One of the attackers bumped into the first friend and a scuffle ensued,” Taioe said on Monday.

One shot was fired inside the house, and two more were fired randomly outside. The three fled the scene with a stolen cellphone.

A reward of up R250 000 was being offered for information that could lead to the arrest and conviction of the killers.

Police have released identikits of two dreadlocked men with gold teeth believed to be involved in Meyiwa’s shooting.

Meyiwa would be buried in Durban on Saturday. – Sapa

Taung male nurse back in court for rape charge


By Obakeng Maje
Taung- A 39 year-old man will be back in Taung Magistrate Court after he was arrested in connection of rape.

Tshepo lekgolo,39, who serves as a male nurse at Taung clinic was arrested on Friday for rape.

A 44-year-old woman allegedly went to the clinic for medical attention, but she was raped by the nurse.

Lekgolo appeared before magistrate court on Monday, but his case was postponed for further investigations.

He was also suspended by North West Health Department.
-TDN
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HIV vaccine could be available in SA by 2019


Preparatory work is well underway to license an HIV vaccine in South Africa.

If all goes well, in terms of the follow-up trials set to begin in January until 2017, the vaccine could be available for general use by 2019.

The vaccine will be similar to the RV144 vaccine which made headlines across the world in 2009 when it showed that it could protect against HIV infection by up to 31% when tested in Thailand.
For more http://www.citypress.co.za