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South African famous gospel singer, Solly Moholo set the record straight on the allegations that he is behind the crude song that’s been making rounds on social media.

“’Ke Batla Kuku ( I Want P***y)’ is definitely not my song,” he told Daily Sun.

Social media had earlier suggested that Solly is the singer of the song. Many alleged that the song was recorded because he was suffering from mental illness and had been admitted to a mental hospital.

However the gospel singer has rubbished the claims, saying that those responsible for the song are out to get him.

“I have nothing to do with this song, I would never record such music, I would never release a song that looks down on anyone,” said Solly.

“They are jealous and they are trying to tarnish my name,” he told the paper.

He further confirmed that he was fit and healthy, he doesn’t remember the last time he visited hospital.

Source: http://www.dailysun.co.za

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 Mamelodi Sundowns winger Keagan Dolly is unlikely to feature for Bafana Bafana against Mauritania in the final round of the 2017 Gabon Afria Cup of Nations qualifiers.
 
Dolly has missed training since his arrival in Nelspruit as he is undergoing treatment on his hamstring injury.
 
He was able to take part in the warm-up sessions on Wednesday and Thursday, but still did not get anywhere near the gruelling football sessions on both days.
 
“All the players are ready to play except Keagan Dolly who still has a problem with his hamstring. I don’t want to pre-empt but I had a chat with the team doctor and Dolly remains very doubtful to play against Mauritania. We may consider him for the
next match against Egypt but even then we don’t want to rush him, we want to give him time especially looking at the heavy schedule at his club,” said Bafana Bafana head coach Ephraim Shakes Mashaba.
 
But Mashaba is facing another big challenge.
 
“The boys were buzzing at training and we are sitting with a problem of who to play or not to play, but that’s a positive for us and we would rather have that than be with a group of players we are not happy with from what we have seen at training,”
added Mashaba.
 
After five matches, South Africa is third on the table in Group M with six points following one win, three draws and a loss. Cameroon leads the pack with 11 points with Mauritania four points adrift. Gambia is bottom of the table with just two
points.
 
While Bafana Bafana are out of the running for a spot in Gabon, Mashaba says he would like to finish the qualifiers on high. He is also aware that the visitors could pose a serious threat as they still stand a chance of qualifing for the 2017
African soccer showpiece.
 
“Yes, we would really like to end off with a win that will give us nine points in the qualifers which will still not take us anywhere. But we know very well that this will not be an easy game because Mauritania come here with high hopes of
qualifying. They will not be like sheep to slaugher but we are ready for them because we can see light at the end of the tunnel after what transpired at training,” said Mashaba.
 
Meanwhile goalkeeper Itumeleng Khune says the 3-1 loss South Africa South Africa suffered at the hands of Mauritania is water under the bridge.
 
In that same match, Khune’s error led to the first goal, but he has grown from it.
 
“I think that it is goalkepers’ lives to commit errors so you can learn from them. Since I committed that mistake I have grown a lot, and it has built my character. I believe I have improved as a goalkeeper because every game I play I don’t want to
make the same mistake,” says Khune.
 
The players says with the Mauritania match they are looking at the bigger picture because they  know they will not qualify for Gabon.
 
“All matches for the national team are important to us because as players we need to play our hearts out and make the country proud. Also, this is the prepration for the upcoming 2018 Russia FIFA World Cup qualifiers in October and November so we
can’t take anythig for granted. Our pride is at stake so we have to win not only for us but also in respect of those who have been supporting us, they deserve a great result and perfomance from the team,” added Khune.
 
The clash against Mauritania takes place on Friday, 2 September 2016 at the Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit.
 
Kickoff is at 19h05.
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The South African Police Service (SAPS) confirmed to the Siya crew that a Premier Soccer League player has been arrested for allegedly stabbing someone with a knife.

In our investigation, the Siya crew has gathered that the player in question belongs to Free State Stars.

The player, whose identity is known to the Siya crew, was arrested on Wednesday (yesterday). He has been arrested regarding an incident that happened before one of the games for Ea Lla Koto, prior to the end of last season.

Police spokesperson in Bethlehem Capt. Zweli Mohobeleli confirmed that the player has been charged with attempted murder and is due to appear in court on Friday.     

“A 22-year-old man was arrested yesterday for an attempted murder incident which occurred on 15 May 2016. He will appear in the Bethlehem Magistrate Court tomorrow (Friday),” said Mohobeleli.

Siya sources in Bethlehem area have confirmed that the accused was in the company of three of his teammates at the time, outside one of the local nightclubs on the night of the incident.

One of the other players is believed to have allegedly also played a role in the stabbing of a young man, and has since joined one a club in Gauteng.   

“One of the players from Free State Stars has been arrested. He was arrested yesterday morning. He and his teammates allegedly stabbed some guy in Bethlehem. They (the players) were a group of four guys. The whole thing started with an argument about a girlfriend in one of the nightclubs in Bethlehem. The girlfriend belonged to one of the players. It turned out that on the night of the incident she went to the nightclub with some other guy and not the player. The soccer player wasn’t happy with that and he called his teammates and they allegedly attacked the guy. It was not a good incident to see. If you can see pictures of the guy who was stabbed you would cry. He had his intestines coming out of the stomach. They stabbed him multiple times all over his body. The incident happened after their (Stars’) game against (Orlando) Pirates (in May). There are people who have been trying to hide the incident and that’s why it has taken long to come out. But it has come out now because of the pressure from the community,” a source told the Siya crew.  

The Siya crew has gathered that attempts are underway for the player in question to get application for bail.

Called for comment, the club’s management were not willing to make statements until they have further information on the matter.

Source: http://www.soccerladuma.com

BY REGINALD KANYANE

LIMITED water resources have been experienced in Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati and Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipalities. Water and sanitation department spokesperson, Sputnik Ratau said there were short-lived rivers and dependence was largely on ground water.

“The province is drought stricken and experiences high temperatures during the summer season. This results in reservoir levels dropping and this puts the water resources under severe pressure. Due to the current climate patterns, high temperatures, the changing rainfall patterns and the increased occurrence of droughts, the province experienced below normal water levels in the Sehujwane, Marico-Bosveld, Kromellenboog, Swartruggens, Pella, Molatedi, Lindleyspoort and Koster dams.

“As a result, the North West water and sanitation’s provincial operations is calling on all citizens to use water sparingly. We have water availability challenges and demand will be high during these seasons for both domestic and agricultural use,” Ratau said.

He added that the best that could be done was to conserve this scarce resource. Ratau further said South Africa is ranked amongst the 30 driest countries in the world.

“Hence we urge everyone to take responsibility in water conservation to avoid future water crises. There is nothing that can be done without water, we drink it, we use it for food security, we do mining with it, we bath with it but somehow we always forget that it is a scarce resource and plays an important role in our daily lives,” he said.

“As we welcome spring and the summer seasons, we would like to remind our people that water is a scarce resource and should be conserved, respected and enjoyed. Water is key to our socio-economic development, without it, we cannot achieve our government priorities such as infrastructure development, food security and cannot produce food without water,” Ratau said.

He said the department and its key stakeholders will continue to implement various water resource reconciliation interventions in order to address the challenges faced by the water sector within the province.

“These include the development and implementation of Water Conservation/Water Demand Management intervention measures, augmentation from local water supplies, augmentation based on non-conventional methods, water transfers from other supply areas and water reallocation between and across sectors.”

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LOCAL government and human settlements has noted the recent statement issued by the DA Chief Whip in the North West provincial legislature, Jacqueline Theologo and as indicated in the statement, will await her written request for some of the issues mentioned.

North West local government and human settlements department spokesperson, Ben Bole said officials from the Provincial Disaster Management Centre (PDMC) worked round the clock to ensure that the elections were incident free.

He said any other official, who worked during the elections, did so in their personal capacity.

“An indication that the department has had ‘’salary and bonus challenges’’ is not only malicious but also misleading. The duration of the department since it was established in 2014, has never experienced problems of paying employees their salaries, nor bonuses.

“Whilst is a fact that only 15 municipalities have had improved audit outcomes. The department has assembled a team of financial experts to work with municipalities to assist to achieve clean audits,” Bole said.

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A YOUNG farmer from Mahikeng, Nthabiseng Kgobokoe has once again upheld the pride of Bokone Bophirima during the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) Female Entrepreneur Awards (FEA) held at The Ranch Protea in Polokwane, Limpopo.

Kgobokoe of the Batswana Farms and Training endeared herself to the judges as she was declared the winner in the Best Subsistence Producer.

She described herself as free spirited, inquisitive and adventurous young woman who is wholly committed to her trade.

“I developed interest in farming in 2010 after seeing various agricultural shows I visited. However the Batswana Farms and Training was registered in 2013.

“My career in farming has blossomed since then. My farm is duly youth owned and we focus on mixed farming like livestock and horticulture. We also offer informal training. We keep dopper sheep, boer goats and simbra cattle as well as fresh produce. The farm supplies the local retail stores as well as the informal sector of hawkers,” Kgobokoe said.

She scooped R150 000 in cash. The ultimate overall winner of the competition was Venecia Janse from the Eastern Cape.

The awards were aimed at rewarding the efforts and contribution of women, youth and people with disabilities in matters of food security, job creation, economic growth and poverty alleviation.

MEC for rural, environment and agricultural development department, Manketse Tlhape said that the awards were part and parcel of an effort in acknowledging and rewarding women entrepreneurs during the Women’s Month and beyond.

She expressed that the DAFF Female Entrepreneur Awards are a befitting gesture to commemorate the 60^th anniversary of the women’s march and said it was an honour to add its voice towards the difference made by women of 1956.

“Kgobokoe’s win indicate that government’s intention to uplift impoverished women. We encourage other women to take heed from Kgobokoe’s win that was from the humble beginnings. We also urge you to hop into the agricultural train as a business venture and be part of ensuring food security,” Tlhape said.

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Ke Yona Team Coach Khabo Zondo(L) ,Ke Yona Team Captain Bongani Mbuli(SL) ,Tobie Badenhorst(TL) ,Boafela Pule of Supersport United(TR) Ke Yona Team Coach Mike Mangena and Supersport United Assistant Coach Kaitano Tembo during the 2016 Ke Yona Team Press Conference in Sandton Head Office on 31 August 2016 ©Aubrey Kgakatsi/BackpagePix

BY REGINALD KANYANE

NEDBANK Ke Yona Team captain, Bongani Mbuli is confident that this year’s team will cause an upset against their more fancied opponents as they gear up to take on Supersport United in the Nedbank Ke Yona Challenge on Sunday at the Sinaba Stadium in Daveyton.

A 20-year-old defender will be amongst the 18 member squad that has been unearthed by Nedbank, working with Shakes Mashaba, Owen Da Gama, Khabo Zondo and Mike Mangena.

Speaking at the Nedbank headquarters ahead of their match, Mbuli said that this year the tables would turn as they are determined to make history.

“We have a very strong squad of youngsters who are eager to not only make an impression with professional clubs but change the record books by becoming the first Ke Yona Team to win the Ke Yona Challenge. We have nothing to lose and want to give it our all” said a confident Mbuli.

Supersport United goal minder Boalefa Pule, who made his debut during his team’s triumph over Orlando Pirates in the Nedbank Cup final, cautioned his team to be careful coming up against a Ke Yona Team that has nothing to lose.

“It will be difficult playing against them since we have not seen them play. As a team, we will prepare for this match like we do with every other match and give them the respect that they deserve for reaching this stage of their football careers” said Pule.

The Ke Yona Team will be eager to follow in the footsteps of reigning PSL Young Player of the Season, Maphosa Modiba whose football dream continues to live on after signing a four year contract with Supersport United.

Modiba has been a revelation since graduating from the Ke Yona Team and is set to continue demonstrating the success of how Nedbank continues to make things happen.

Tickets to the Ke Yona Challenge are available for free at all Comp ticket and Shoprite Checker’s stores. Fans are advised to bring their ID copies to collect a maximum of TWO tickets per person. Gates open 13:00 and there will be entertainment until kick off at 15:00. The match will be broadcast live on SABC 1 and SuperSport 4.

Ke Yona Team TV Series:

Make sure you catch this week’s episode of Making The Team as Nedbank reflects on the journey and preparations of the Ke Yona Team ahead of the live broadcast on SABC 1.

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BY REGINALD KANYANE

THE body of a biker was found lying in the veld on Rex road in Rustenburg on Thursday morning.

ER24 spokesperson, Russel Meiring said paramedics were called to the scene where they found the man believed to be in his 30s. He said the body was positioned few metres from the road and his motorcycle.

“The deceased was assessed by paramedics and showed no signs of life. Unfortunately the man was declared dead on the scene. It was evident to paramedics that the man had been dead for some time.

“It is believed that the biker lost control of his motorcycle around the bend late last night. His body was found earlier this morning by local authorities,” Meiring said.

An investigation will be conducted by local authorities.

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NORTH West premier Supra Mahumapelo said they will continue to put agriculture at the apex of economic drive triangle of the province.

Mahumapelo was responding to a debate that was held at North West provincial legislature on Tuesday about VTSD implementation.

He added that working together with other stakeholders; the province will achieve more work in quest to change the lives of the people and deal with economic emancipation.

“The province is predominately rural and marred with unemployment, inequality and poverty. However we came up with strategic plans to improve economy growth of various villages. We have North West Development Corporation as a body that has been assigned to look into village development plan for each village.

“We have assessed all villages and look into various ways of empowering them. Each village will have its village chamber of commerce. This will make it effortless for each village to approach investors to come and inject cash in their areas,” he said.

Mahumapelo added that the provincial government also empowers women and youth because they were the most disadvantaged groups. He further said if they empower women and youth, the government will divest a burden of inequality, poverty and unemployment.

“Women are more than men in this country. The apartheid regime created a triple challenge for women. However, the government has addressed that challenges and many women continue to show their pedigree.

“They continue to climb the corporate ladder and embarked on various fields of entrepreneurships.  We also decided to dedicate 70% of our budget to Village, Township and Small Dorpies. We want to grow our economy with 6% come 2019,” he said.

Mahumapelo said many youth continued to be trained and mentored through Youth Entrepreneurship Services (YES). He further said 450 youth in Matlosana received mentorship through Seta.

“We must have a short, medium and long term plan on how we can improve the economy. We have opened 15 bakeries in conjunction with Transnet in Moretele, Mahikeng and Matloding villages. We aim to reduce unemployment in the province and we in talks with experts to obtain necessary skills.

“We will host VTSD Economic Summit in November this year. We will bring experts on board to come and discuss how we can sustain the VTSD project. We have appointed a committee that will deal with food production for social development, health and education and development departments. We agreed to use the food budget from all these three departments and injected it into rural, environment and agricultural development (READ) department,” he said.

Economic Freedom Fighters Thabo Sehloho said they share the same vision with North West premier, Supra Mahumapelo.

“We agree that VTSD is a good initiative. However, we request the premier to make sure those who are employed to deliver have necessary skills. We do not want great ideas to just collapse because of incompetence,” Sehloho said.

He also suggested that government must take over abandoned mines in the province and make them operational.

Democratic Alliance provincial chairperson, Joe McGluwa also said the province needed to be developed. He said the government must deal with corruption and fraud to make sure people benefit.

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