Rustenburg – The air search for missing Democratic Alliance deputy leader in the North West province, Petro Nel, and the Russian pilot of the plane that went missing in Nepal, has been suspended.

The DA’s Nicolize van Der Walt said on Monday: “The air search is suspended for now. The ground search is, however, continuing and they are focusing on specific areas. Like we explained before, the area with the deep ravines and woods makes the search extremely difficult and dangerous for all who participate.”

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BY KEDIBONE MOLAETSI

GREATER Taung municipal manager Katlego Gabanakgosi said that the abandoned Taung taxi rank project will be completed soon. A 35m taxi rank could not be completed as local taxi drivers refused to use it.

Gabanakgosi said they will appoint a contractor to renovate the rank.

“We met with taxi drivers and we ironed out other issues that might hinder the project. The contractor will start soon to put roofing. Taxi drivers said they want seasonal rank. They said the rank must have a shade and also be useable even during rainy times.” he said.

Taung taxi rank was supposed to be completed last year in October, but taxi drivers refused to use it and opted to park their minibus taxis in a makeshift taxi rank next to the main road in the inner CBD.

Gabanakgosi said they will use R15m they received from national treasury.

-TDN

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BY KEDIBONE MOLAETSI

THE North West Social Development visited Matloding village, near Mahikeng to intensify a fight against poverty on Saturday.

MEC Fenny Gaolaolwe said that the aim was to fight poverty especially in rural areas. She said the province intensify its fight against poverty and planning to meet its ideal which was a development goals.

“More need to be done in addressing this challenge. We encourage our people especially in rural areas, small dorpies and townships to group themselves and form cooperatives. The premier Supra Mahumapelo highlighted that at least 60% of the provincial government will go to previously disadvantaged areas like townships, small dorpies and rural areas.

“For us to realise our goal, we need to address this problem and ought to deal with the abject poverty first. There is a consensus that we have to do more groundwork.” Gaolaolwe said.

During her visit on Saturday, Gaolaolwe said her department was busy profiling all areas and that helped them to identify which areas needed urgent intervention.

“We have 50 wards in the province that were identified as the most affected wards. Matloding was the second worst area, and we need to make sure that the people can live out of government grants. We did households profiling and our intervention differs according to the needs of the family. Women are mostly affected by poverty because they sometimes single parents and that is a burden.”

We also have home-based cares that will register and we will help them with business plans.

One of the residents, Annah Jami who runs a home-based care said: “We run a home-based care here and we provide food close to 250 people a day. We need more support because sometimes you will find that the food were not enough.

“We cater for many people and some of them are elders who could not walk and they are bedridden. We believe that we will receive more funding so that we can cater for many people.” Jami said.

Local chief Mothusi Marumulo said: “We experiencing water shortage and we would like to urge the government to intensify the projects of bringing more engines and there are unused reservoirs that need to be put in use. We appreciate the visit of the social development and we believe the government can do more. ”

-TDN

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BY REGINALD KANYANE

A CASE against a 22 year old accused was postponed by Lichtenburg Magistrate’s Court on Monday.  The man was arrested after he allegedly raped a 10 year-old minor two months ago.

The suspect will remain in custody after he was denied bail and his case will resume back on November 5.

-TDN

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BY REGINALD KANYANE
A CASE against a prominent taxi owner was postponed by Taung Magistrate’s Court. ANC member, Tebogo Monchonyane was subsequently arrested after he allegedly stole bricks at Thomeng village near Buxton a month ago.
Monchonyane was caught red-handed loading bricks in his bakkie.

A contractor received a tip-off from one of the community members, and rushed to the scene. He found Monchonyane loading bricks in his car and arrested him.

Monchonyane was taken to Taung police station and charged with theft, and his bakkie was also confiscated.
He briefly appeared before court and was granted R1000 bail. Monchonyane will be back in court on November 12.
The bricks were meant for a road construction in the area.
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Pistorius was due to be released from prison on Tuesday, but was allowed to go home just hours before the official release date.

Pistorius was convicted of negligently killing Reeva Steenkamp on Valentine’s Day 2013.

There are a number of parole conditions that he needs to comply with. Some of these are expected to include community service and psychotherapy.

He will be mostly confined to the home of his uncle, Arnold, a high-walled manor in the leafy suburb of Waterkloof that features more than a dozen bedrooms, a private gym, outdoor swimming pool and landscaped gardens.

Pistorius will likely be allowed to leave the house to work, carry out community service or to attend important family events.

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BY REGINALD KANYANE

THE Democratic Alliance in North West was left with an egg on their face after they accused the North West Health department of neglecting a patient who was left paralysed after the caesarean operation during her child’s birth.

North West Health department MEC Dr Magome Masike visited the patient in Tswelelang Township, near Wolmaransstad of Friday. Masike said that he was shocked at the level of desperation displayed by the Democratic Alliance in the province after the party issued a statement claiming to have visited a woman who was paralysed after delivering her own baby in Wolmaransstad last week.

Masike said the party claimed that was caused because of ill-treatment by the department.

Masike visited the woman on Friday in attempt to assess her. He found the woman walking normally, contrary to DA allegations.

“The patient was found at home with her mother. The department can now confirm that the patient is neither paralysed nor bedridden as she came out of the bedroom walking and carrying her baby. Due to lack of understanding of medical procedures and health expertise, the DA missed the point in this case thus making absurd allegations. DA legislature member, Dr Tutu Faleni failed to understand that the patient underwent a caesarean section where epidural (spinal) anaesthesia was used.” Masike said.

He said that this was done to avoid patient being put to sleep completely. According to Masike, the normal post operations result of this nature is numbness which the DA confused it with paralysis.

Masike said: “As far as the department is concerned, the operation was successful and a healthy baby boy was delivered. The patient was discharged with treatment and referred back to Nic Bodenstein hospital on September 15 in a stable condition without complaints. She was observed until discharged while still in stable condition.

“I am disturbed at how low the DA in the province is willing to go in attempt to discredit the good work we are doing to render health services to the people. This is not the first time that the DA makes false claims about health service delivery in the province. We can only conclude that they are desperate in their electioneering antics.”

The DA’s parliamentary member in the North West, Dr Tutu Faleni said they were concerned after Malitaba Moloisana, 32, was left paralysed after being forced to deliver her baby through caesarean.

“The DA visited the mother of three at her home in Tswelelang Township in Wolmaransstad after learning more of her shocking ordeal. According to Moloisana, she went to Nic Bodenstein hospital on September 11 this year where doctors began a caesarean operation on her. She said that the doctor later stitched her up after unsuccessful birth through caesarean section.

“Still in pain, she was transferred to Klerksdorp hospital which is nearly 80km away where she finally delivered her baby. Her efforts, unassisted by any medical practitioners left her with serious internal damage that has caused paralysis. Moloisana is now unable to care for her children as she used to.” Faleni said.

The department spokesperson Tebogo Lekgethwane said they urge members of communities not to make conclusions about health conditions of patients when they are not experts in the area.

“After assessing the patient, the MEC assured that the necessary care was provided in ensuring both her safety and that of her baby at the time of delivery despite her critical condition and pregnancy complications at the time.

“Both the mother and the baby are in good condition. MEC also assessed the patient postoperative wound to establish that it is healing,” Lekgethwane said.

-TDN

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BY REGINALD KANYANE

TAUNG young entrepreneurs gathered together at Majeng Guesthouse in Pudimoe village, near Taung to come up with plans of how to grow their businesses.

Cosmic Events and Marketing Events company Managing Director, Faith Edmunds said they organized the event to share ideas and come up with initiatives how to expand their businesses.

“We organized this together with Mafikeng Innovation Hub as we believe that true impact requires collective action. Our aim is to build collaborative innovative communities that continually engaged in sharing resources and transfer knowledge. Cosmic and MIH strength comes from the diversity of our members and the merriment of their unique inspired ideas and innovative ways of working and being united by their missions of sustainable positive impact.” Edmunds said.

Mahikeng Innovative Hub CEO Joe Ndaba said: “Business Mixer idea was to benefit local young people especially in Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati district. Our targets are the municipality entrepreneurs, cooperatives, SMMEs, non-profit organizations, and unemployed youth. We want to promote local economic sectors such as; domestic tourism, infrastructure development and agriculture as priority within the district. We provide participants with a platform to renew acquaintances with investors, both private and government to achieve and to expand the valuable networking chain.”

The networking sessions was aimed at supporting entrepreneurs and developing a platform for them to drive their businesses with the latest in business practices, management, finance and entrepreneurial practices and to give them a platform to network, offer products, services and sell their ideas to those who will be willing to give a hand.

-TDN

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Last week, a municipal employee found himself at the bottom of an open grave. Mr Frank Diphoko was preparing a grave for a burial at the Potchefstroom Cemetery when he became light headed while still inside the deep hole.

Picture: Potchefstroom Herald

Last week, a municipal employee found himself at the bottom of an open grave.
Mr Frank Diphoko was preparing a grave for a burial at the Potchefstroom Cemetery when he became light headed while still inside the deep hole.
“He became dizzy because of the heat,” says Mr Oupanyana Moabi, who was with Diphoko when he fell and hit his head against the side of the hole. Moabi was the one who helped Diphoko out of the grave.

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Kimberley – A baby miraculously survived after “flying” through a vehicle’s window during a fatal accident in the Northern Cape.

The accident happened at around midday on Friday when a vehicle travelling from De Beers Hoogte towards Barkly West crashed into an electricity pole.

The impact of the collision killed the driver, Boeta Williams, 29, and his passenger, Aldrid Sono, 26. The driver’s side of the vehicle took the full impact of the pole and then became completely “wrapped” around it.

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