BY REGINALD KANYANE

A 23 YEAR-OLD man was sentenced to fifteen years for raping a 56 year-old woman in Keimos. Marno Bok raped the victim in an open field next to Warmsand Informal Settlements last year.

Lieutenant Col Dimakatso Mooi said: “Bok was found guilty of rape and sentenced to 15 years imprisonment by Upington Regional Court. The cluster commander of ZF Mqcawu, Major General Matthys said the sentences will serve as a deterrent to offenders of sexual offence related crimes.”

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BY REGINALD KANYANE

A 23-YEAR-OLD man was sentenced to fifteen years after rape. Kenneth Makaudi raped a 23 year-old woman at Valam Boerdery Omdraai farm near Kakamas in January 16 last year.

Northern Cape police spokesperson, Lieutenant Col Dimakatso Mooi said: “The accused raped the victim and tied her with her own shoe lace after wards. He left her behind in the field.

“We commend Constable JC Mokgalagadi for securing 15 years imprisonment for the accused.”

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Young people in Taung are demoralised by high unemployment numbers, among other issues, this is according to youth leaders.

As part of its town-to-town tour of South Africa in the build-up to the elections, Morning Live visited Taung in the North West.

Lebogang Mojanaga of Neolet Foundation says young people in the area lack skills.

His foundation works to assist them in skills and competence development.

Mojanaga says his foundation tries to bring hope to the area by putting young people through school and university.

He adds that the youth in Taung are not interested in voting as a they are continuously disappointed.

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BY REGINALD KANYANE

POLICE from Family Violence Child Protection and Sexual Offences unit in Jan Kempdorp are investigating a rape case. Northern Cape police spokesperson, Lieutenant Sergio Kock said the incident took place on June 10 at around 10:30pm.

“A woman, 30 and her boyfriend, 29 were sleeping in their shanty when four unknown men entered. They allegedly demanded money from them. Two of the men then took her outside the shanty and raped her at knife-point in the presence of other two.

“The suspects were medium build, between the ages of 25 and 35 years old. They were dressed in black beanies, black jackets and spoke Setswana. The police request assistance in finding the two men sketched in the attached ID kits. All information can be forwarded to D/Const Gladwin Thabapelo on 083 929 9544 or 053 456 5200,” Kock said.

The investigation continues.

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TWIN brothers aged 18 from Rooiwal village in Taung perished in a shack fire on Tuesday morning. According to information, Tefo and Tefelo Obusitse were allegedly asleep in their shack when they were razed by fire.

North West police spokesperson, Lieutenant Colonel Amanda Funani said: “A case of inquest was opened at Taung Police Station. The incident took place in the early hours of Tuesday morning. The police found a flammable stove in the wrecked shack. It seems they left the stove on while asleep. Police investigation is underway,” Funani said.

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BY REGINALD KANYANE

FIVE suspects aged between 32 and 63 were arrested by The Hawks in North West in separate crimes. The Hawks provincial spokesperson, Capt Tlangelani Rikhotso said the suspects were arrested for fraud in Zeerust, Swartruggens and Koster on Friday.

Rikhotso said the suspects allegedly opened bank accounts using stolen IDs.

“Mamsy Selekane, 48, Maria Greenback, 63 and Lesedi Mothibi, 32 were arrested at FNB in Swartruggens following their attempt to swindle R6 million from an account belonging to an 86 year old woman. The suspects were arrested and appeared in Zeerust Magistrate’s Court yesterday.

She said the suspects were remanded in custody until July 6 for formal bail hearing. Rikhotso said they swooped on a syndicate in Zeerust, Koster and Swartruggens.

“The Hawks also pounced on two bogus security guards on the same day. Njabulo Ngobeni, 32 and Evans Makhamo, 39 were arrested following their fraudulent stunt. The two pretended to assist struggling ATM users but stole from them in the process.

“The suspects were arrested and found to be in possession of 21 different bank cards, R800 in cash, G4S and Bidvest security jackets. They appeared in Madikwe Magistrate’s Court yesterday (today). They were also remanded in custody until July 4 for a formal bail hearing,” Rikhotso said.

The North West Hawks provincial head, Major General Linda Mbana commended the police. She promised that the Hawks will root out fraud and corruption intrepidly.

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THREE people including a teenage boy have been killed and two have been injured after a vehicle rolled on the N14 in Ventersdorp on Monday.

Netcare 911 spokesperson, Athlenda Mathe said reports from the scene indicated that the vehicle was heading to Mahikeng from Krugersdorp.

“When Netcare 911 paramedics arrived on scene, we found the driver of the vehicle in a stable condition. Our paramedics stabilised the man on scene before ferrying him to a nearby hospital for further medical care.

“The Provincial EMS had already transported a woman and a teenage boy to a nearby hospital for further medical care. They were both in a serious condition. Sadly, the boy succumbed to his injuries in hospital,” Mathe said.

“The boy was declared dead by a doctor at the Ventersdorp Provincial Hospital. The two deceased were ejected from the vehicle on impact. A man and a woman were declared dead on scene by the Provincial EMS,” she said.

The incident happened at about 09h00.

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All channels that existed before on dealing will a matter between Oakbay accounts and four major banks will be activated, Minister of Finance Pravin Gordhan told listeners of Power FM on Sunday evening.

Gordhan was responding to questions that were asked by caller during his live interview with Onkgopotse Tabane on Power Perspective. Caller wanted to know what Treasury was doing to try and solve the decision of the banks to close down Oakbay accounts.

In his responds, Minister said that Treasury will assist where it can, and it will go out of its way in doing that. An irritated Minister lambasted Oakbay employees who took the opportunity and said they were ganging-up against him.

“I am surprised that you are using a Talk Show to resolve the matter. There is a confidential and contractual relationship between banks and their clients, which follows national and international banking regulations,” he added.

When Gordhan was asked whether he did help the company or not seeing that the company was still in the same situation as before, an agitated minister told the power perspective host JJ Tabane that he can’t make assumptions going as far as accusing him of taking sides.

A clearly angry Gordhan told Tabane that he didn’t want to engage any further on the matter saying that proper meeting will be conducted to deal with the matter.

Four top SA banks Standard Bank, Absa, FNB and Nedbank “all gang up” against Oakbay Investments and closed accounts company earlier this year without giving them any reason.

Meanwhile, Parliament’s standing committee on finance, through its chairperson Yunus Carrim, had expressed its solidarity with employees of Oakbay and their dependants. However, Carrim said that they had to exercise caution regarding the dispute between the banks and Oakbay.

‘We are concerned about the plight of Oakbay employees and we express our solidarity with you and your dependents. We certainly do not want to see you adversely affected in any way,” Carrim said.

“It is perhaps best that our committee exercises caution on taking the matter forward,” he said.

Absa corporate and investment banking CEO Phakamani Hadebe also sympathised with Oakbay employees after a march on the banks in April.

“We have carefully considered it (a memorandum) and we sympathise with the position of Oakbay employees. We are required by law to keep client matters confidential and can only discuss related matters with them,” Hadebe said.

Comments from Minister Pravin Gordhan were not available by the time of publication.
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