Kabul, Afghanistan – The latest Taliban strike in Kabul killed a South African father running an education charity and his two teenage children, officials and the group said Sunday, as the city police chief resigned after a spate of attacks.
With the US-led NATO war against the Taliban nearing its end, the insurgents have targeted foreign compounds, embassy vehicles, US troops and a female member of parliament in recent weeks.
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Potchefstroom- A collision on the N12 30 kilometres outside of Potchefstroom this morning has left one woman dead and two men critically injured.
ER24 paramedics arrived on scene and found a magled SUV lying on its side in the middle of the road.
”On closer inspection paramedics discovered that two of the occupants had been ejected from the vehicle and lay some distance away. Another lay bent over the one passenger door” ER24 spokesperson Russel Meiring said.
ER24 paramedics assessed the occupant near the vehicle and found that she had already succumbed to her injuries prior to the paramedics arrival.
The two remaining patients were found in a critical condition. The patients were stabilised and transported under advance life support supervision to Potchefstroom Hospital for further treatment.
Local authorities were on scene for further investigations.
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Bokone Bophirima Provincial Government will on Monday commemorate World AIDS Day to mark the evolvement North West Province has made towards achieving long term vision of the National HIV/AIDS, STI’s and TB Strategic Plan 2012-2016 and the Millennium Development Goals.
This year, the World Aids Day theme is Zero Stigma and Discrimination, casting the spotlight on the struggles of ordinary people who often have to deal with stigma and discrimination in their communities.
Government and partners will also use the platform to sensitize communities on new policy directives, mobilize communities to get tested for HIV and get screened for TB with the aim of reducing HIV rate by 50% in 2016 and revitalize key prevention interventions by encouraging active community participation on health issues.
Premier of Bokone Bophirima Honourable Supra Obakeng Mahumapelo will deliver keynote address at the event scheduled to take place as follows:
Date : Monday, 1 December 2014
Venue : Lotlhakane Sports Ground, Mahikeng
Time : 09:00
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Bafana Bafana coach Shakes Mashaba has made some few changes to the original Nelson Mandela Challenge squad he announced on Tuesday, 25 November to face Cote d’Ivoire in the 20th Edition of the event.
Bafana Bafana and Ivory Coast meet on Sunday, 30 November 2014 at Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit, Mpumalanga. The match kicks off at 15h00.
With the match not falling on a FIFA calendar, some clubs have refused to release players though most, for the sake of the late global icon’s legacy, have given coach Shakes Mashaba their unqualified support.
Kaizer Chiefs are the only club not to have released their players while Ayabulela Magqwaka (Ajax Cape Town) is facing disciplinary issues with his club and Orlando Pirates’ Oupa Manyisa has been excused in order to recuperate.
Mashaba has meanwhile brought in Brandon Petersen, Abbubakar Mobara and Thami Sangweni (all Ajax Cape Town), Chris Komane (Chippa United), Phumlani Ntshangase (Bidvest Wits), Motjeka Madisha (Mamelodi Sundowns) and Siphelele Luthuli (University of Pretoria).
“People are aware that this match falls outside the FIFA calendar and that is why we want to thank all clubs that have made their players available. All the players should be in camp by tonight as some are travelling because they played last night, while others requested to report late. Cancelling this training session (Thursday afternoon) is a not a blow because as I said, most of them played on Tuesday and Wednesday night and we would not have had a heavy session anyway,” said Mashaba.
Despite the minor setbacks of certain players withdrawing, Mashaba says the match remains important ahead of next January’s Africa Cup of Nations finals in Equatorial Guinea.
“There is no national team match that is less important. Over the years we have seen the countries that come out to play against Bafana Bafana in this competition and it shows how big the Nelson Mandela Challenge has become and we can’t take this match lightly.
“But what we would like to see is that it becomes an official match in our league here at home and also on the FIFA Calendar. We need to have a fixed date where everyone knows when it will be played, because it is for a good cause. This idea started small but has grown to be an international encounter,” added Mashaba.
Bafana Bafana will travel to Mpumalanga on Friday morning (28 November). Their first stop will be a visit to the SOS Children’s Home in KaMagugu to spend some time with the little ones.
The South Africans will have their training session at the Mbombela Stadium in the afternoon (15h00).
Meanwhile, Cote d’Ivoire have already arrived in Nelspruit.
They will hold their training sessions at Ingwenyama Lodge on Friday, 28 November at 15h00 and at the Mbombela Stadium on Saturday, 29 November also at 15h00.
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