Public Protector Thuli Madonsela says it didn’t matter to her whether there was a male or female president as long as the president “expanded the frontiers of freedom, justice and constitutionalism” in SA.
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The Independent Police Investigative Directorate will investigate a video of alleged police brutality by Douglasdale police after a video purporting to show this did the rounds.
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When somebody starts insulting you, know that you have won and that they are surrendering their power to you, Public Protector Thuli Madonsela has said.
The North West Premier, Supra Mahumapelo led the Setsokotsane Programme in Matlosana to destroy illegal gambling machines which continue to infiltrate the gambling environment at the expense of legalized casinos and other recognized gambling facilities..
Mahumapelo said it should be recognized that the proliferation of such illegal gambling facilities have a very harmful effect on the economic growth of the Province as these people do not pay any taxes to the government.
He said this exercise was part of Setsokotsane programme which was introduced by the Fifth Administration to fast track delivery of services within the communities of Bokone Bophirima.
During this exercise, the Premier was accompanied by two MECs for the Departments of Finance, Economy and Enterprise Development, Ms Wendy Nelson and that of Local Government and Human Settlement, Collen Maine, the MMC for Finance for Dr Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality and members of the North West Gambling Board.
The exercise which included the South African Police Service and the Hawks members started its programme through a compliance inspection in illegal business outlets operating in the town of Matlosana. Most of these businesses operated limited payout machines (LPM’s) without proper licenses as outlined in the North West Gambling Act, Act 02 of 2001, as amended.
The Province has since the beginning of the year destroyed a sizeable number illegal machines and will continue enforcing the law especially, to outlets that operate illegally in Matlosana, Rustenburg and Brits as the most affected towns in Bokone Bophirima.
“Illegal gambling is affecting the revenue of the province tremendously as the traders are not paying for rates and taxes as required by the law and this impact negatively in the collection of revenue by local municipalities. The province end up not reaching the desired results of addressing the triple challenge of poverty, inequality and unemployment within our localities”, said Mahumapelo.
He said also indicated that the Province needs to pull together through “Saamtrek-Saamwerk” philosophy to fight illegal gambling which he termed as “capital accumulation super highway that takes advantage of the poor. He said social grants allocated to the poor are used in illegal gambling and exposed the poor to gambling addictions.
It is reported that unlicensed gambling operations collect approximately R500 000 in the revenue per annum.
Mahumapelo encouraged the North West Gambling Board to strengthen its working relationship with municipalities and all law enforcement agencies and Department of Justice and Constitutional Development to address this challenge that affect the revenue collection of the province.
He pronounced that the Province will conduct a social mobilization programme to educate communities about gambling and its effects.
The number of pupils injured when a fire broke at the North West School for the Deaf in Leeudoringstad has risen to 53, police said on Monday.
Police spokesperson Major Pelonomi Makau said a building caught fire at the North West School for the Deaf in the early hours of Monday.
“It is alleged that three children were asleep when the fire broke out at the girls hostel. According to the information available at this stage, three girls, aged 16, 17 and 18 were trapped inside the building and died on the scene, while 53 were admitted at the hospital for smoke inhalation and injuries when they jumped from the first to ground floor,” she said.
The police earlier Monday morning said 23 pupils were injured.
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Cape Town – Eskom on Monday marked 16 days without loadshedding, the power utility said.
In a statement, the power utility said: “Eskom has been able to perform maintenance without load shedding for 16 consecutive days. This is in line with the company’s strategy of striving to meet the country’s electricity needs and maintain its power generating units with minimal or no load shedding.
“We would like to thank our customers for their patience and support in using electricity sparingly during the early morning and evening peak periods. Every little bit of savings goes a long way in assisting us to manage the demand and supply of electricity and to reduce the risk of load shedding.”
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Mbombela – Mpumalanga Premier David Mabuza has launched a R10m commission of inquiry into the socio-economic conditions of farmworkers in the province.
Launching the eight-member commission in Mbombela on Monday, Mabuza said they were given eight months to complete the task.
“As I have said in the state of the province address this year… a commission of inquiry is needed to address [the] problems of farm dwellers and their livelihoods. [The commission’s] job is to do investigations in all farms of the province,” said Mabuza.
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Pietermaritzburg – A bullet recovered from Dr Bhavish Sewram’s body was fired from a pistol allegedly found in the possession of one of the men accused of killing him, the KwaZulu-Natal High Court in Pietermaritzburg heard on Monday.
State advocate Johan du Toit told Judge Anton van Zijl that this was some of the evidence that would be presented in the trial of Mfaniseni Nxumalo, 34 and co-accused Brian Treasurer, 53.
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Johannesburg – Car tracking companies are better known for finding stolen cars, but a worried Empangeni mother found that they also save lives.
The woman’s 29-year-old daughter had gone missing with her car last Tuesday, and she immediately became worried because her child was being treated for depression, and was suicidal.
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Johannesburg – The EFF is taking the University of the Witwatersrand to court to interdict this week’s Student Representative Council (SRC) elections, EFF acting spokesperson Fana Mokoena said on Monday.
This was after the university stood by its decision last week to suspend seven EFF supporters who it said had shown no remorse after scuffles during a pre-election debate last week. It had also revoked its recognition of the EFF Student Command (EFFSC) on campus.
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