FIVE players from North West Flames netball team and its coach will form part of the Proteas national team.

The team finished in fourth position in the 2016 Brutal Fruit Netball Premier League tournament.

Fikile Mkhuzangwe, Sigrid Burger, Renske Stoltz, Nadia Uys, Rome Dreyer and the coach, Doretta Bardenhorst will join the Proteas.

Renske Stoltz scooped top scorer and walked away with R20 000. Sigrid Burger was named best player and pocketed R10 000.

Education and sport development department MEC Sello Lehari conveyed his message of support to the team. He said: “We regard you as winners. Your sterling performance throughout the matches brought nothing but joy. We will continue to support the team and wish to see more players selected for national team.”

  North West Flames netball team coach Doretta Bardenhorst said her team did not lose a game during the group stages of the tournament. She commended her team and said they lost while fighting.

The Flames netball team was the only team which never experienced defeat after 8 games. They won all seven games with one draw against the Gauteng Jaguars.

“We experienced our first defeat against the Free State Crinums during semi-final. We lost 45 – 42 and the loss took us out of the race for the championship title. We also lost 56 – 35 against Western Cape’s Southern Stings during third and fourth place competition.

“We believe the loss was attributed to the pressure of being an undefeated team in the earlier group stages,” she said.

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BY REGINALD KANYANE

A 38-year-old man was re-arrested on Friday in Durban for fraud case dating back in 2011. He was released on bail in 2011 and never honoured his court dates.

A warrant arrest was issued against Christopher Joseph Marneweck.

Marneweck allegedly defrauded a reputable insurance company (Sanlam) over R182 000. He opened a liquid debit account with the company and further instructed them in writing to effect debit orders from various accounts holders.

The money was fraudulently withdrawn and it was not clear how he acquired people’s bank accounts. Marneweck’s account was credited with R953 500 and some of money was successfully recovered through reversal.

Northern Cape Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI / HAWKS) Lieutenant Philani Nkwalase said they traced and re-arrested him in Durban last week Friday.

“The suspect appeared at Galeshewe Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday. He will remain in custody,” Nkwalase said.

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