Daily Archives: August 7, 2015

Committee on Health to meet MEC for Health over the Deteriorating State of Health Facilities in the North West Province

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BY REGINALD KANYANE
The North West Provincial Legislature’s Portfolio Committee on Health and Social Development will hold a meeting with the MEC for the Department of Health, MEC Magome Masike including his senior officials at the Matlosana Local Municipality at 08h00.

The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the state of all health facilities that the committee conducted oversight visits at and were found to be in a state of corrosion.

Amongst those expected to form part of the meeting are the CEO’s and Board Chairpersons of affected facilities.
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Four arrested for possession of illegal firearms

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Johannesburg – Four men were arrested by Johannesburg metro police on a charge of possession of illegal firearms on Thursday morning, Chief Superintendent Wayne Minnaar said.

“An officer spotted a green Mercedes Benz driving recklessly on the N1 south, near William Nicol,” he told News24.

“He gave chase and made them pull over. This was around 09:35. He ordered all four occupants to get out and put their hands on top of the car.”
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EFF to take Zuma to court over Nkandla

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Johannesburg – The EFF is taking President Jacob Zuma to court in its bid to have him repay some of the money spent on his private Nkandla home, the party said on Thursday.

“The case number [CCT143/15] of the #EFF application to the Constitutional Court to force Zuma to #PayBackTheMoney #Asijiki,” read a tweet from the EFF official account.
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Teen mom guilty of culpable homicide

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Mbombela – A young Mpumalanga mother whose 18-month-old daughter died under mysterious circumstances has been found guilty of culpable homicide.

The accused, Nomcebo Mahlalela, 19, of Tsambokhulu Trust near Komatipoort, appeared in the Tonga Regional Court on Thursday.

Magistrate Edgar Moletsane told the court that the murder charge against Mahlalela was changed to culpable homicide when the State failed to produce evidence proving that she had deliberately strangled her baby, Faithful Masinga.
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Zuma calls for unity at ANC Women’s League congress

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Johannesburg – President Jacob Zuma emphasised the importance of unity in the ANC Women’s League (ANCWL) when he addressed their long-awaited conference on Thursday night.

Zuma called on delegates not to focus on the leadership battle, which had become a trend, but on policies affecting women.

“Why are we doing it? We are changing the organisation to be something else so when you come to [the] conference, the outcome is poorer because delegates are busy in the lobby sessions,” he said to loud claps and cheers.
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Lucky escape for journo as Montana allegedly throws brick

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y: Thomas Hartleb, News24
2015-08-06 22:33
Pretoria – Axed Prasa CEO Lucky Montana allegedly threw a brick at a journalist in Pretoria on Thursday night.

It left a dent in Rapport journalist Pieter-Louis Myburgh’s work car as he sped off, narrowly avoiding a head-on collision, he said.

“He flung the brick with what seemed to me the intention of getting it through the open passenger window, but because the car was already moving away, it hit the back left door.”
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Nkandla ad hoc committee endorses report

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Johannesburg – The Nkandla ad hoc committee has officially adopted Police Minister Nkosinathi Nhleko’s report that President Jacob Zuma will not have to pay back public money spent on his Nkandla home.

Nhleko’s report contradicted that of Public Protector Thuli Madonsela. She found Zuma had to repay a reasonable portion of the R246m spent on upgrades to his home that were not related to security.
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Murder accused DJ to continue testifying

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Johannesburg – Former DJ Donald Sebolai, who is accused of killing his girlfriend, is expected to continue testifying in his trial on Friday. 

This after his testimony, which was due to continue on Thursday, was delayed.

It had been love at first sight and he thought his fights with Rachel Dolly Tshabalala were a normal part of a relationship, he told the High Court in Johannesburg sitting in Palm Ridge on Wednesday.

He is accused of stabbing Tshabalala in his flat in Jabulani, Soweto, on June 29, 2014. The Jozi FM DJ was arrested in Dube on July 8 after being on the run.

Investigating officer, Constable Oupa Khubeka, told the court during Sebolai’s bail application last year that Tshabalala’s wounds were horrific.

“She was stabbed in her private parts. The stab wounds start from the genitals to the right thigh. These were deep wounds that showed the amount of violence that took place.”

He is out on R10 000 bail.

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