Daily Archives: November 9, 2014

Pray for safety on our roads – Premier Mahumapelo


Bokone Bophirima Premier Supra Mahumapelo called on churches in the province to pray for safety on the roads and streets of the province for this festive season.

Addressing more than 2000 people gathered at the launch of the 2014 festive Arrive Alive and Operation When Duty Calls held in Mahikeng over the weekend, Mahumapelo said the province experiences lot of accidents which lead to fatalities and the high number of crimes during festive seasons. He said safety is everyone’s responsibility and prayers from churches would assist in reduction of crimes and fatalities.

“We need our churches, road users and the public in general to partner with us in the fight against crime and road accidents during the festive season. Government alone cannot win this battle, but safety begins with an individual and our corporation on the roads and the streets of the province. We need to be patient to each other on the road and further report any criminal activity in our communities,” said Mahumapelo.

Community Safety and Transport Management MEC Gaoage Molapisi appealed to motorists to ensure that their vehicles are roadworthy and adhere to the road rules.

“Our recent analysis for the period of five years shows that most of the contributory factors to the loss of lives on our roads was due to reckless and negligent driving, over speeding , drunken driving and unroadworthy vehicles.

Driver fatigue and bad driver behavior have taken a lead during festive seasons and we are here to advocate for your corporation on our road and compliance,” pleaded Molapisi.

MEC said the department had a successful October Transport Month where a number of operations were successfully held and expressed his gratitude for the corporation from motorists and road users.

“A total number of 96 roadblocks were conducted across the province during the transport month and 12 9 73 taxis, 620 buses, 9 196 trucks were stopped and checked by our dedicated law enforcement officers and found 315 taxis with passenger overload, 105 wrong routes, 360 without operating permits.”

MEC said one taxi driver was arrested for drunken driving while loading passengers.

“These are offenses that we would not allow on our roads. We are not going to tolerate any wrong doing on our roads and streets during this festive season and all those found on the wrong side would face the full might of the law,” warned Molapisi.

Provincial Police Commissioner Zukiswa Mbombo said this year’s operational plan on Arrive Alive and Operation When Duty Calls is a clarion call on active citizenry in the fight against crime.

Commissioner Mbombo also made an appeal to members of the community to be responsible for their safety.

“Police and all other security forces we can never win the fight against crime on our own, we need our community to participate and take control of their safety. Communities must be responsible for their safety by reporting crime,” she said.

Premier Mahumapelo and MEC Molapisi accompanied by Commissioner Mbombo engaged with commuters and long distance taxi drivers at the Brandfort Park taxi rank in Mahikeng where they advocated for road safety and good behavior during the season.

Ms Sarah Mandlathe of Mocoseng village raised a concern on the usage of drugs by young people. She appealed to both Premier and MEC to intervene and to make an intensive investigation on those who supply drugs to young people.

Meanwhile, the Jaws Traffic Unit in the province with the assistance of the Hawks team successfully recovered trucks that were delivered by the Gauteng to Mahikeng taxi driver who was just given a well raped parcel to deliver to a certain man in Mahikeng who was later arrested.

Responding to number of challenges raised by the commuters and Mahikeng residents during the interaction, Premier Mahumapelo said the much talked about Setsokotsane will address socio economic issues in the province.

He said the programme will be roll out throughout the province and will be strengthened from time to time to speedup service delivery in Bokone Bophirima.

Setsokotsane Programme is aimed at accelerating service delivery to people of Bokone Bophirima. The programme was launched last month in Ngaka Modiri Molema District, and has thus far reached various wards in Mahikeng, Ditsobotla Local Municipalities.

In implementing the Programme’s objectives, government resources are pulled together in an effort to eradicate poverty and create opportunities for local people to improve their lives.
-TDN
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Manamolela residents applaud water supply intervention – Setsokotsane Programme


Manamolela – Residents of Manamolela and Vrisgevacht villages near Delareyville in Tswaing Local Municipality now have drinking water, thanks to Premier Supra Mahumapelo’s intervention through Setsokotsane Programme. 

Residents who attended a brief meeting with Premier Mahumapelo on Friday, 07 November were told by the officials and technical experts from Ngaka Modiri Molema District which serves as a water authority, that while the current water supply intervention was temporary, a long term solution to their challenges was being attended to.

Water supply was restored on Friday, immediately after the community’s meeting with the Premier .

Premier Mahumapelo who received a hearty welcome at his home village, urged farmers in this area to organise themselves and seek assistance from government, saying farmers in Manamolela and neighbouring villages must endeavour to produce more food and contribute their share towards the improvement of the Province’s economy through agriculture. As a farming area, Tswaing Local Municipality has huge hectares of arable land.

“Most land in this area is still lying fallow, and we are at a critical point where communities must demonstrate efforts to gainfully use this land”, Premier Mahumapelo told the meeting.

Expressing his concern about the general condition of roads in all the villages of Tswaing Local Municipality, Premier Mahumapelo committed his Provincial Administration to ensuring that roads in this Local Municipality are improved in phases, this in line with the strategy to rebrand, reposition and renew the Province of Bokone Bophirima.
-TDN
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Children in need of safe, loving homes


While the number of orphans has increased by more than 30 percent in the past decade, the number of adoptions in South Africa is decreasing annually.

This means an increase in orphaned and vulnerable children without permanent and loving homes. Some reasons include the complexity of the adoption process, which is putting prospective parents off, the high cost involved in applying through a private adoption agency, and resistance from black communities where “stranger” adoption is not the cultural norm.
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Forced into sex slavery


Durban – There have been a number of cases in the past few years in which Thai nationals were alleged to have been trafficked into greater Durban for commercial sexual exploitation, says Monique Emser.

A researcher with a special focus on human trafficking, Emser has been affiliated with the KZN human trafficking task team since 2009.
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‘No parent gives birth to a rapist’


Durban – No parent gives birth to a serial rapist. No family raises a son so that he grows up to violate women.

These were the words of Sibongile Mathebula, 26, the sister of Mhlonishwa Mathebula, the man jailed for 315 years for raping 18 women over a five-year period.
For more http://www.iol.co.za

Minnie Dlamini: I’m still single!


Johannesburg- Following a story in a Sunday paper that Minnie Dlamini and her ex Itumeleng Khune are back together. Minnie rubbished the claims on her Twitter earlier saying; ‘Contrary to reports I am still single.”

When the report came out some of the couple’s fan we’re excited to hear about the reunion. However, as Minnie said it, the couple is not back together.
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Primary school construction progress impresses Premier Mahumapelo – Setsokotsane Programme


Geysdorp – Premier SOR Mahumapelo says the Bokone Bophirima Provincial Government and the residents of Geysdorp near Delareyville in Tswaing Local Municipality are looking forward to the completion of a new primary school that will accommodate seven hundred learners from around the area. 

Joined by MECs for Education and Sports Development Maphefo Matsemela, Culture, Arts and Traditional Affairs Tebogo Modise and MEC for Rural, Environment and Agricultural Development Manketsi Tlhape, Premier Mahumapelo made a brief stop at the construction site on Friday, to ascertain the progress that is being made towards the completion of the school, this as part of the Setsokotsane Programme activities for Tswaing Local Municipality. 

Premier Mahumapelo who was able to lend a helping hand to the workers, says the building of decent schools in the Province will go a long way in realising the objectives of the National Development Plan, which amongst others stresses the importance of education as a key driver of change. This 16-classroom primary school will cost government R32 million. 

The school Principal, Ms Hilda Pule says she is very excited with the support of the Provincial Government, and the speed with which it moves to respond to the plight of the community.
-TDN
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FROM BLAKLEZ TO REAL LEZ?


TV STAR Dineo Ranaka seems to have found “love” after her much publicised break-up with longtime boyfriend, Blaklez!

This week social media was abuzz with a photo of her “new lover”, Relo Mosiya.
But Dineo was quick to rubbish the claims.
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Hlaudi Motsoeneng’s R2m ‘bribe’


The woman who was there when Hlaudi Motsoeneng first lied about his matric on his SABC job application form now says he tried to bribe her to lie for him.

A source close to Mari Swanepoel, a former human resources officer at the SABC in Bloemfontein, says Motsoeneng asked her to make a statement saying he told her he did not have a matric.
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AUDITIONS GONE WRONG!


CHAOS erupted during the auditions of Skeem Saam on Friday and Metro cops were called in to intervene.

Casting directors of the show saw red when actor-wannabes started pushing and shoving in Newtown, Joburg.

More than 10 000 people came to Bassline Music Hall to be auditioned after an advert of open auditions was shown on SABC1.
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