Daily Archives: June 11, 2015

Thieving union boss jailed

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Johannesburg – Former SA Transport and Allied Workers Union (Satawu) president and SA Express board member Ezrom Mabyana has been jailed for stealing millions from workers’ trust funds and buying himself a house for R3.6 million.

Cutting a sad figure in the dock with his hands clasped before him, the 66-year-old looked defeated as magistrate Brian Nemavhidi sentenced him to 10 years’ imprisonment, suspended for five years on condition that he repay R1.2m.

Greed, said Nemavhidi in the Specialised Commercial Crime Court in Joburg, had driven Mabyana to his actions.

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Manhunt after Pretoria mogul’s murder

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Pretoria – The police are still hunting for a homeless man who allegedly murdered a Pretoria property mogul at his luxury house in Waterkloof over the weekend.

The 71-year-old was found brutally beaten and with severe head injuries by a handyman on Saturday afternoon.

Jacobus Christoffel “Chris” Orban was rushed to hospital, but did not recover from his injuries and was dead within 24 hours.

Brooklyn police spokeswoman Captain Colette Weilbach said the handyman who found him noticed that his employer’s SUV – a green Hyundai Tucson – a mountain bike and a plasma television were missing from the home.

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Man guilty of keeping girl as ‘sex slave’

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Kimberley – A Kimberley man has been found guilty of raping a 14-year-old girl, who he kept captive in his shack for almost a week, six times.

Mfundo Gumede is facing life behind bars after he was found guilty in the Kimberley Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday.

According to the victim, she was at a tavern looking for a friend when Gumede grabbed her and forced her into his shanty at knifepoint on January 18, 2014.

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Man accused of killing disabled sister

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Rustenburg – A man accused of stabbing his disabled sister to death appeared briefly in the Bafokeng Magistrate’s Court in Tlhabane near Rustenburg on Wednesday.

Boiki Lucas Makgorogo told the court, through his new lawyer, that he would apply for bail. In his first appearance he told the court he did not want apply for bail.

The case was postponed to June 18 for bail application and to give him time to consult with his lawyer.

Makgorogo allegedly stabbed his younger sister Ellen Semakaleng Makgorogo, 54, to death on April 29 and dumped her body in the bushes near Rustenburg Kloof.

He allegedly killed her so that he could inherit their parents’ house in Tlhabane.

Semakaleng lived in the house after their parents died in 2010.

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Motor-cycle stolen, two nabbed

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BY OBAKENG MAJE
KIMBERLEY- The Cassandra Neighbourhood watch in Kimberley arrested two men who were found in possession of a stolen motor cycle.

The neighbourhood watch members  spotted a suspicious looking vehicle in the Cassandra area on Tuesday at around 22:00.

Northern Cape police spokesperson, lieutenant Sergio Kock said the neighbourhood members allegedly spotted and its lights were off. They followed the vehicle  into town and managed to pull them off the road on the corner of Quinn and Phakamile Mabija Road.

“It is alleged that two of the four suspects jumped out of the vehicle and fled the scene. Two men were found inside the vehicle. The Kombi had no seats and a stolen Black Big Boy CC250 scooter was found inside,” Kock said.

Kimberley Flying Squad police arrived at the scene and assisted the neighbourhood watch team.

“The suspects were handed over to the police and the kombi together with the scooter was confiscated. It is alleged that the scooter was stolen in Belgravia earlier this month. The suspects are aged 28 and 30 years old respectively and they will appear in the Kimberley Magistrates’ Court soon,” he said.

Kock said there has been a notable increase in theft of motor cycles in the Kimberley area.

“Areas of concern include, Rolydene, Carter’s Glen, Herlear and Verwoed Park. Police would like to warn owners to park their motor-cycles out of the public eye (at night). In some areas, dogs are still being poisoned and motor-cycles get stolen.

“The community is urged to be alert and respond immediately when they hear their dogs barking,” concludes Kock.

Report any suspicious activity or vehicles driving in the area. Suspicious behaviour may be reported to 10111 or to Lt Col Neil Rooza at the SAPS Vehicle Identification Section  in Kimberley. His contact number is 053 8079550 or 082 453 8372.
-TDN
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Cops die in alleged murder-suicide

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Picture: (Police found dead)

Picture: (Police found dead)

Rustenburg – Two police constables were found dead in Dibate near Mmabatho in what is believed to have been a murder-suicide, North West police said on Wednesday.

“Yesterday [Tuesday] the police in Mmabatho visited a gruesome scene at Dibate village few kilometres away from the Mmabatho police station. This was in response to a murder-suicide of Constable Johannes Matladi, 37, and Constable Audrey Karele, 31, both stationed at Mmabatho,” said police spokesperson Captain Paul Ramaloko.

“It is understood that Constable Matladi was on duty yesterday (Tuesday) when he visited his place of residence, apparently to grab food around lunch time. When he was called on police radio by his crew he did not respond.

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The launch of Bokone Bophirima Maize Triangle Challenge to take place

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Picture: (Maize Cup launch at Delareyville library)

Picture: (Maize Cup launch at Delareyville library)

Delareyville- Efforts to revive and sustain sport activities especially football as part of the vision to rebrand, reposition and renew the Bokone Bophirima Province will soon come to fruition, as top-class football will be coming to Bokone Bophirima with the launch of a four-team tournament to be played on July 11, 2015 exactly five years after the country hosted the FIFA World Cup final.

The launch of the Bokone Bophirima Maize Triangle Challenge will be held on Thursday, at Delareyville, Tswaing Local Municipality, which falls within the province’s Maize Triangle region.

Three South African Premier Soccer League sides from the country’s maize production provinces namely Bokone Bophirima’s Platinum Stars, Free State Province’s Bloemfontein Celtics and Mpumalanga Province’s Black Aces, as well as top Botswana Premier League outfit Township Rollers, will clash in the Bokone Bophirima Maize Triangle Challenge.

All matches will be played at the state-of-the-art Moruleng Stadium, with the teams paired into semi-finals and the winners advancing to the final.

“We are delighted to have four teams of such calibre competing in the inaugural Bokone Bophirima Maize Triangle Challenge this year and look forward to an outstanding day of football and entertainment for the people of this Province. We would like to thank all our stakeholders, particularly grain producers in the Bokone Bophirima, Free State and Mpumalanga provinces, who have helped to make this tournament a reality,” says Premier Supra Obakeng Ramoeletsi Mahumapelo who maintains that the tournament will contribute a great deal towards growing the province’s growth to 6% by 2019, through Agriculture, Culture and Tourism.

“The fact that this festival of football will come exactly five years after the 2010 FIFA World Cup final between Spain and Netherlands allows us to relive that moment and celebrate again the successful hosting of one of the greatest World Cup tournaments in history,” Premier Mahumapelo added.

The launch of the Bokone Bophirima Maize Triangle Challenge which will be attended by sports personalities from the four teams and the football legends, will be held as follows:

Date : Thursday, 11 June 2015
Venue : Delareyville community hall – Tswaing Local Municipality
Time : 12h00
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CATA AND DAC HOLD COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT SESSION ON STATUES

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The national Department of Arts and Culture (DAC) and the Provincial Department of Culture, Arts and Traditional Affairs (Cata) have invited about 250 participants to an engagement on the status and future of statues in the Province.

The Provincial event is scheduled for Friday, June 12 at the Herman Charles Bosman Living Museum in Groot Marico at the Ramotshere Moiloa Municipality (Zeerust).

The subject and theme of the day is “Heritage Landscape Transformation”.

Among those invited to the consultative workshop are political parties represented in the North West Provincial Legislature, faith-based groups, traditional leaders, the South African Local Government Association (Salga), the Provincial Geographic Names Council (PGNC) and practitioners in the heritage sphere – both national and from Bokone Bophirima.

The programme is scheduled to commence at 08:00 and last till lunch.

The MEC for Cata, Mme Tebogo Modise and senior national and provincial government officials from the DAC and Cata will be among those leading the proceedings.

The event follows engagements by DAC’s political head, Minister Nathi Mthethwa, in a national dialogue in April at the Freedom Park to discuss transformation of heritage landscape and how public space could be used for art and heritage.

After presentations by various stakeholders, the meeting resolved to take the resolutions of the engagement to various Provinces and allow them to voice their own opinions on how heritage should be shaped and transformed.

The national dialogue was called partly as a response to recent incidents and debates around colonial statues and busts across the country.

Commenting on the Friday event, Mme Modise said: “This provincial consultative workshop will intensify public awareness on the role of heritage in a developing society and can be used as a vehicle to reach out to the communities and consequently contribute towards the attainment of social cohesion and nation building.

“Some of the key objectives of the workshop are the re-affirmation of the significance of Heritage Landscapes as part of our Cultural Heritage in South Africa; the strengthening of unity and social cohesion among various sectors in society and the promotion of the spirit of preserving our Heritage resources.”

Details are as follows:

Date: 12 June 2015

Time: 08:00 for 08:30

Venue: Herman Charles Bosman Living Museum in Groot Marico
-TDN
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Murder suspect arrested at work

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Johannesburg – A man is expected to appear in the Mandeni Magistrate’s Court on Thursday for allegedly killing a man and then escaping from custody, KwaZulu-Natal police said.

The 25-year-old allegedly stabbed Lungisani Nxumalo, 23, in the neck at a tavern in the Sundumbili area on May 4, after the two had had an argument the previous day, Major Thulani Zwane said in a statement.
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‘Technicality’ frees alleged child kidnapper

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Johannesburg – A woman who admitted to kidnapping a Katlehong child and keeping him captive for five months is walking free because police possibly botched the case against her.

The woman was arrested last week when the 6-year-old boy’s father saw him while on his way to a local spaza shop in another part of Katlehong, about 15km from where he was snatched.
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