Daily Archives: February 24, 2015

Germiston accident leaves fifteen children injured


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Germiston- Fifteen children, aged between one-year and five-year olds, were injured following an accident at the intersection of Agapanthus Road and Curry Road in Leondale, Germiston this morning after 07h30.

Netcare 911 paramedics and other services arrived at the scene and found that two light delivery vehicles were involved in a side-impact collision.

One of the vehicles then proceeded to crash against a tree.

“Upon their arrival at the scene all the patients were out of the vehicles and standing on the side of the road. Upon assessment of all the occupants they found that all the children had sustained injuries ranging from minor to serious” Netcare 911 spokesperson Santi Steinmann said.

All the injured patients were treated at the scene and transported to hospital for further medical care.

Exact detail surrounding the cause of the accident and preceding events will remain the subject of a police investigation.

Traffic was affected as a result of the accident.
-TDN
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Maphoitsile assault case back in court

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BY OBAKENG MAJE
MAPHOITSILE- A 52 year-old woman was left crippled by her husband after a quarrel erupted between the two over an Aloe Vera herbal medicine.

Grace Akanyang Pebe from Maphoitsile village, near Taung lived to tell her ‘fairy-tale’ after her husband , Joseph Pebe nearly killed her.

“My husband abused, beaten and insulted me. We were staying together since we got married when I was only 19 year-old. He started to abuse me, but last year October it was my last straw” Grace Pebe said.

According to Grace, they bought a bottle of Aloe Vera herbal medicine and they drunk the medicine the whole week both of them.

“We were drinking that medicine the whole week and on Friday, the day he assaulted me, he asked me where is the medicine. I told him that the medicine is finished, but that angered him a lot.

“He assaulted me and threw me against the wall. He broke my bones and that is why I am crippled. I now rely on this crutches to move around” said Grace Pebe.

The GBH assault case was opened at Taung Magistrate Court. against the suspect.

Grace’s husband, Joseph Pebe(58) was arrested and appeared before court on Monday.

He was granted R300 bail and the case was remanded for Tuesday because the accused’s lawyer was in absentia.

Grace’ sister, Mary Seetsi(65) said her sister can’t do anything for herself now.

“I stay in Magogong village, but I am forced to visit my sister often as she can’t bath nor cook for herself. Pebe left her and stays with another wife” Seetsi said.

Some of those who attended the case were South African Civic Organisation (Sanco) members in Taung and according to the chairperson of the organisation, Boitumelo Gaojelwe, they condemn domestic violence and said they will support Grace through and through to see justice prevails.

“We real condemn the domestic violence and we will fight tooth and nail to see justice prevails. This is not the only case we fighting, a 5 year-old boy was hanged by his father during Christmas eve, and we want to advice all couples to seek professional help if they experience rough patch in their relationship” he said.

The case continues and police investigation continues.

-TDN
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Morokweng stock-theft suspects back in court

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BY OBAKENG MAJE
TAUNG- Two suspects who were arrested in connection of stock-theft at Morokweng village, near Taung will briefly appear at Taung Magistrate Court on Tuesday.

The duo were arrested by community members after they saw them loading goats in a bakkie at around 03:00am last week.

More than 30 goats were recovered from the suspects who one of them believed to be Morokweng resident.

The community beat them before handing them over to police.

Situation went out of hand as the community picketed and demanded the suspects be handed over to them to make them feel their wrath, but police never budged.

One of the suspects was from Kwazulu-Natal.

They will face livestock-theft and the case continues.
-TDN
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Northern Cape host social cohesion summit resolutions

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Kimberley- Issues such as high crime rate, racism, erosion of Ubuntu, unemployment, corruption, land distribution and youth development have topped the agenda during the Northern Cape Provincial Social Cohesion Summit.

The summit was held at Nababeep in the Namakwa District on Monday.

It came as a build up towards the National Social Cohesion Summit which is scheduled to be held in March 21st 2015.

“The country’s constitution was also criticized of giving criminals more rights than the crime victims. Delegates have also encouraged the use of traditional leadership to instill values of moral regeneration” departmental spokesperson Morapedi Sekhoane said.

The Lesbians, Gays, Bi-Sexual, Trans-Gender and Intersex Organisation (LGBTI) has called for the recognition of Bi-sexual and transgender community.

Some of the members of the organization have called for tough action against government officials who they accuse of often plagiarizing their business ideas.

Delegates who came from all corners of the province, have also expressed a need for recognition and support of the Khoisan/khomani San languages.

The appointment of properly qualified officials at all structures of government was also raised as a thorny issue.

The Departmental Senior Manager for Strategic Management Bonakele Jacobs encouraged those who raised concerns around the repatriation of bodies of freedom fighters which are reportedly buried at Nababeep to their ancestral land to engage with the department for further engagement.

The summit was aimed at promoting a culture of conversations among South Africans, with specific focus on the subject of social cohesion and building a caring nation.

“It was also intended to identify key socio-economic, political, cultural and environmental stressors to social cohesion prevalent in respective districts” Sekhoane said.

Resolutions will be used to contribute towards the National Summit which will be held on 21 March 2015.
-TDN
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