Ertugral indicated he would step down after Bucs’ 6-1 humiliation at the hands of SuperSport United at Mbombela Stadium last night.

Khoza announced at a press conference today that he has accepted Ertugral’s decision to quit Mayfair.

“We will have a meeting this afternoon to discuss a standby coach because there’s not much in the market,” Khoza told the gathered media.

“Internally we will ask one of our coaches to take over until December. I don’t want to say who it is because he might say no.

“Maybe we will ask one of our assistants, or maybe we will ask coach Augusto, we will only know this afternoon.

“But I guess if coach Augusto is available, he is the most senior coach we have, but there is too much in his hands because he is too much in development.

“But if he is available I think he will be the one we ask to take over the reins.”

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Picture/Facebook: (Deceased, Tsile Oliphant)

BY BAKANG MOKOTO

CONDOLENCES messages continue to flock in amid the death of Taung-based businessman, Tsile Lazarus Oliphant. Dryharts-born man was involved in a head-on collision on Sunday morning at Ganyesa village in Morokweng, outside Vryburg.

North West police spokesperson, Lieutenant Col Pelonomi Makau said three people died in the car accident.

“Two vehicles were involved in a head-on collision and two people died on the scene. The other one died when he was ferried to Klerksdorp hospital. The deceased are Mosimanegape Ntwannwe, 27, from Ganyesa, Lazarus Tsile Oliphant, 33 and Ignatius Moetlediwa 31, both from Taung.”

Makau said two of the deceased were drivers and the other passengers were taken to different hospitals with serious injuries.

MEC for community safety and transport management department, Dr Mpho Motlhabane urged motorists to take cautious measures while on the roads. Motlhabane said the police are investigation a case of culpable homicide after the death of three people.

“We urge our people to take precaution measures while on the roads. We also urge the motorists to take a break after every two hours since we are experiencing heat wave. The heat could contribute to the sleepiness of motorists while driving. We cannot allow deaths on our roads as we are heading for festive season.

“Motorists also need to check their vehicles if they are road worthy. The roads can also be uncomfortable during this heat and contribute to tyre burst. Motorists also need to drive with correct following distance. We want to send our heartfelt condolences message to the loved ones of the deceased,” he said.

Motlhabane also added that overloading must be condemned. He said the first bakkies had 1o people while the other one had six.

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BY REGINALD KANYANE

North West Provincial Legislature’s Portfolio Committee on Local Government and Human Settlement will hold an oversight meeting with the Department of Local Government and Human Settlements regarding progress registered over provincial government’ Section 139 (1)(b) interventions in Mamusa; Lekwa-Teemane, Ditsobotla and Mahikeng Local Municipalities in Legislature Committee Room 2 at 08h00.

MEC for the Department of Local Government and Human Settlements, Fenny Gaolaolwe and senior management of the department will present in the meeting.

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MEC for Tourism in North West, Desbo Mohono has welcomed the Tourism Enterprise Incubator Programme. Mohono cited that the programme will play a pivotal role in growing tourism businesses in the province.

She said the fifty Small Micro and Medium Enterprises (SMMEs) within the tourism business space in her province will receive much needed support from this programme which was recently launched by the Tourism Minister Derek Hanekom at the Mphebatho Cultural Museum in Moruleng.

“We are proud as a province to be spearheading this programme. This programme is one of many revolutionary ways used by government in ensuring continuous support to SMMEs. This business incubator model is a vibrant tool for nurturing innovative ventures regarding economic development and job creation as a critical components of entrepreneurial infrastructure.

“It is going to assist the growth of emerging and small start-up business enterprises into financially and operationally independent business ultimately”, Mohono said.

Tourism department minister, Derek Hanekom said that this business incubator programme will be a virtual vehicle used to facilitate the provision of business support interventions to tourism enterprises, clustered along a thriving tourism node in the country. Hanekom further said that this model will enable enterprises to obtain all business support services offered without being located in the incubator.

“The programme will focus on viable existing Small Micro and Medium Enterprises (SMMEs) at the selected tourism nodes. The SMMEs must be affiliated to a local tourism association and be operational. There is no turn over requirement for participation by SMME’s but the official description of what SMMEs in line with the Small Development Act will be considered in the evaluation of suitability for inclusion in the Incubator,” he said.

Chairperson of the Bojanala Tour Operators Association, Lester Ntsabo said that this programme is going to ensure sustainable growth in their businesses. Ntsabo who was representing all incubatees said they welcome the support.

“As tourism business owners, we really need this kind of support in order to grow our businesses and ensure that they prosper. Tourism is one of the most influential sectors used to drive our economy and it is necessary for tourism businesses to be capacitated and supported by government,” said Ntsabo.

Kosi Nyalala Pilane of Bakgatlha Ba Kgafela also echoed Ntsabo’s words. Kgosi Pilane said that it was important to nurture and support tourism business in order for us to maintain and keep our economy afloat.

“The value chain here is not just tourism sector-driven. There are other aspects of this tourism business which will eventually influence other sectors of society in order for this to be a success. There are plenty of elements involved and we need necessary support from government to ensure that we grow the tourism sector in the province,” concluded Kgosi Pilane said.

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