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Rustenburg – Those illegally occupying over 100 houses in Marikana near Rustenburg have until next week to inform the North West High Court why they should not be evicted, the North West local government and human settlements department said on Tuesday.

Departmental spokesman Ben Bole said the deadline set by the court is next week Thursday.

The court issued an interim order in February after the Rustenburg local municipality filed an urgent application asking for the eviction of all people who had illegally occupied the Breaking New Ground housing units in Marikana, Extension 2.

The court ordered the illegal occupants to be interdicted and/or restrained from occupying any or all of the incomplete houses being constructed, and to be restrained from gaining access to the property on which incomplete houses were being constructed.

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Rustenburg – A 28-year-old man was arrested after a failed hijacking in Klipgat near Brits, North West police said on Friday.

Police spokesperson Colonel Sabata Mokgwabone said Mmakau police arrested the man in Newtown Section. He was found hiding under a bed.

“The arrest came after an earlier attempt by the suspect and his accomplice to hijack a Toyota Venture failed. The police were tipped off about the attempted hijack incident and rapidly responded. According to information, the suspects ran away when they saw the police.

“One of them ran into a nearby house where he was cornered and arrested after being found hiding under a bed. Upon arrest, he was found in possession of a 9mm Vektor pistol of which the serial number was filed off. He is expected to appear in the Ga-Rankuwa Magistrates’ Court soon,” he said.

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Potchefstroom – A 38-year-old man is expected to appear in the Orkney Magistrate’s Court on Monday on charges of murder, abduction, and two counts of rape, North West police said.

The man’s appearance followed an intensive search by police in Orkney, with the assistance of their counterparts in Vierfontein in the Free State, that led to his arrest on Saturday on a plot along the Leeudoringstad-Orkney road, Colonel Sabata Mokgwabone said.

According to information, the suspect allegedly assaulted a 38-year-old man with a knobkerrie, stabbed him with a knife, and slit his throat on Friday in Ysterspruit near Orkney. He then allegedly covered the victim’s body with a mattress and set it alight.

“It is alleged that the suspect continued his criminal acts by abducting a woman and later raped her. The woman was later found during the search fastened to a tractor inside a storeroom at a farm near Vierfontein,” Mokgwabone said.

“It is alleged that the suspect also assaulted his girlfriend’s family members in Kanana [a] few days [before], leading to the horrific incidents and is also expected to face several charges of assault with intent to do grievous bodily harm,” he said.

North West provincial police commissioner Lt-Gen Baile Motswenyane lauded the police in Orkney in North West and in the Free State for their work that led to the suspect’s arrest.

Criminals had no space within communities and police “will nail and put them in jail where they belong”, she said.

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Kimberley – A man and a woman have been arrested for murder following alleged arguments in two separate cases, Northern Cape police said on Sunday.

Police arrested a 24-year-old man in connection with the murder of a 41-year-old man on Saturday, Major Dimakatso Mooi said.

“The incident was reportedly committed on Saturday at about [5.30pm] at Sunrise, [De Aar]. It is alleged that the suspect stabbed the victim after a heated argument.”

The victim was certified dead at a local hospital and the suspect was arrested later the same day. The man was expected to appear in the local magistrate’s court soon.

In a separate incident, police in Groblershoop arrested a 22-year-old woman in connection with the murder of a 30-year-old woman, Mooi said.

“It is alleged that on Saturday at about [2pm] the two were involved in a fight when the suspect stabbed the deceased. The deceased died in hospital and the suspect was arrested.”

The woman would appear in the Groblershoop Magistrate’s Court on Monday, Mooi said.

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Johannesburg – The sudden silence by investigators and sources in the Senzo Meyiwa murder investigation is deafening and unusual.

The Sunday Independent has this past week tried several times to engage sources within the team of investigators, but all of them have been responding in hushed tones that: “I’m in a meeting. I will call you back.”

None of them, including the Hawks spokesperson Brigadier Hangwani Mulaudzi, could be reached for an explanation.

Attempts on Saturday to alternatively get comment from national police spokesperson, Brigadier Vishnu Naidoo, was also not successful.

“I have no idea. Brigadier Mulaudzi is the person to talk to,” Naidoo said.

Strangely, even Meyiwa’s publicity-loving father, Sam Meyiwa, could not be reached.

His conspicuous absence comes two weeks after the late Bafana Bafana and Orlando Pirates captain’s life insurance policy pay-out was announced.

Meyiwa was killed on the night of October 26, 2014 at his girlfriend Kelly Khumalo’s mother’s house in Vosloorus, east of Johannesburg.

Police are still appealing for the public to come forward with any information they might have.

Anyone with information that leads to the arrest of the perpetrator(s) can contact Crime Stop at 08600 10111 or SMS Crime Line at 32211.

There is a R250 000 reward.

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Potchefstroom – Four North West traffic officers were arrested on Friday for alleged bribery and corruption, traffic authorities said.

Members of the national anti-corruption unit and Hawks arrested them at their office in Potchefstroom following months of investigation, Road Traffic Management Corporation spokesperson Simon Zwane said. More arrests were expected, as part of efforts to clean up the traffic department’s image.

More than 30 traffic officers had been arrested since last year on allegations of bribery, fraud, and corruption.

The four are expected to appear in the Potchefstroom Magistrate’s Court on Monday.

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CARLETONVILLE- Eight people sustained various injuries when a bakkie overturned on the R501 approximately 15 kilometres outside of Carletonville.

At approximately 2.30pm paramedics from ER24 arrived on the scene where they found the bakkie in an open veld next to the road. Majority of its occupants were found walking around on scene.

A 45-year-old man was found lying next to the bakkie in a critical condition. It is understood that he was sitting in the back of the bakkie when it overturned.

According to bystanders on the scene the bakkie rolled over him.

He was found with several injuries including fractures and possible spinal injuries.

The ER24 Medical Helicopter was called to the scene to airlift him to Sunshine Hospital for further treatment. The other occupants of the bakkie sustained minor injuries which included scrapes and bruises. They were later transported to Carletonville Provincial and The Fountains Private Hospital respectively.

The exact cause of the incident is not yet known; however, it is understood from one of the occupants that the driver apparently tried to overtake another vehicle when he lost control. Fire Services, Traffic and police services also attended the scene.
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Jan Kempdorp – The boy who was assaulted by his fellow hostel-mates at the Landbou High School in the Northern Cape, has died, Netwerk24 reported.

The boy died in Bloemfontein on Thursday.

The boy’s three attackers were due to be sentenced in the Regional Jan Kemp Court on Friday but the matter was postponed to June 22 because of the boy’s sudden death.

Stephan Venter and Zalman Davis, both 19, have already admitted guilt on four counts of assault and one of crimen injuria. 

Another boy, 16, pleaded guilty to two counts of sexual assault.

The fourth accused, a 15-year-old, was acquitted, but must complete community programmes.

The assault allegedly took place in the agricultural school’s hostel in Jan Kempdorp, which borders the North West, in 2015.

The child was apparently a new pupil at the school.

A video of the incident showed the boy tied to a school bed, crying and screaming, while the pupils rubbed a white substance on his body and raped him.

The boy was stripped naked, smeared with soap and had his hair shaved. He was also assaulted with a toothbrush and mop.

The victim was diagnosed with leukemia in November 2015.

A source told Netwerk24 that the boy was in hospital to undergo the first treatment of a second round of chemotherapy.

His condition deteriorated in recent days.

“His mother and grandparents were broken. He is in a better place where there is no more pain,” said the source.

“I’m not one to throw stones. If there is one thing we can all learn from this is that a thoughtless act committed by you in a moment can haunt you and your family for the rest of your life.

“It is hard to forgive yourself, but God forgives you. However, you would never forget what happened.

“I feel sorry for the accused. As parents we should be more involved in children’s lives and their wellbeing. We must teach our children to think about every word and deed.”

The boy lived with his grandparents in Christiana during the last few months. His mother told Volksblad a month ago that he had gone through a difficult time and his illness had worsened.

“My parents did everything to encourage him to look forward to the future. It is difficult for a young person to recover from an emotional trauma with such a serious illness,” his mother said.

The name of the deceased cannot be revealed because he was a sexual assault victim.
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