BY KEDIBONE MOLAETSI

THREE men aged between 25 and 27 were arrested after they were linked to the theft of motorcycles in Kimberly. Northern Cape police spokesperson, Capt Olebogeng Tawana commended the Vehicle Identification Safe Guarding Unit for their sterling work.

“Three suspects were arrested at their residential addresses at Mallat Street, New Park, in Kimberley, Caravan Park, Beaconsfield, in Kimberley and Hadison Park in Kimberley. Two of the suspects were arrested on Wednesday, while the other suspect was arrest last week Friday.

“He was remanded in custody after appearing in Kimberley Magistrate’s Court on Monday.

A 25 year-old suspect has been on the run and was on the list of wanted suspects. He was previously arrested and charged for theft of two motorcycles,” Tawana said.

He further said the investigation led to the arrest of a 26 year-old suspect after it was established that he was linked to the crime.

“Our preliminary investigation shows that the trio has been working together in the commission of the theft of motorcycles in Kimberley. We confiscated two motorcycles which were reported stolen after were found in possession of the suspects. All three suspects were charged and will be back in court on Friday,” he said.

Police Deputy Provincial Commissioner, Major General Kholiswa Otola applauded the members of the VIS unit in cracking down the nest of the suspects.

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BY BAKANG MOKOTO

RUSTENBURG Local Municipality said the contractor was on site fixing the hydraulic valve system which was on the pipeline supplying water in Boitekong Ext 2,4,5,6 and 8.

The municipality spokesperson, Adrew Seome said they were confident that the contractor will complete the work successfully.

“During the interruption, Water Tankers will continue to be deployed in the area for the delivery of water until the situation has been resolved. We appeal to the community of Boitekong and surrounding areas to report vandalism. The Municipality would like to sincerely apologise for the inconvenience caused.

“The interruption was due to vandalism. Preliminary investigations revealed that the vandalism was due to an illegal connection into the system which ended up affecting the entire area,” Seome said.

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Stand-in Bafana Bafana head coach Owen da Gama has announced a 25-man squad to play against Guinea-Bissau and Angola in back-to-back friendly international matches.

In the first fixture, South Africa will take on African Wild Dogs (Guinea-Bissau) on Saturday, 25 March 2017 at the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban.

Kickoff is at 15h00.

Bafana Bafana will then face the Palacas Negras (Angola) in the second fixture which will be played on Tuesday, 28 March 2017 at a venue to be confirmed.

Da Gama has named three debutants, Lorenzo Gordinho (Kaizer Chiefs), Phakamani Mahlambi (Bidvest Wits) and Luther Singh (SC Braga, Portugal).

There is also a recall for Kamohelo Mokotjo (FC Twente, Netherlands) and Kermit Erasmus (Lens, France), while goalkeepers Shuaib Walters (Cape Town City) and Darren Keet (Bidvest Wits) and striker Lebohang Manyama (Cape Town City) also make a return after a long absence.

“It is important to give as many players a chance as possible. The national team hasn’t been active since November in 2016 – that’s a six month break – so our mission is to prepare a team that will tackle the upcoming 2018 FIFA World Cup and 2019 AFCON qualfiers. We want to assemble the best possible squad and create a healthy, competitive spirit within the team,” said Da Gama.

“I have been put in charge for these two games, and we will give as many players a run so that come the qualifers we are not found wanting.”

Mahlambi and Singh are key players in the South African u20 Men’s National Team (Amajita). They have been rewarded for their great performances for both club and country.

The duo was instumental in helping Amajita qualify for the 2017 FIFA u20 World Cup that will be played in South Korea in May.

“Vision 2022 is all about having a team ready for the future, and that is why we have mixed experience with youth. It is crucial that we bring in these youngsters as early as now so they can have the experience needed when the time comes. We will monitor them during the camp and see how they cope and will take it from there, but there is a likelyhood that they could feature in one of the matches because we want to see what they can offer when taken to a higher level. For far too long we have always waited for players be 25 and want to introduce them to the senior national team, but that has to change now – we need to expose the vast array of talent we have in our country,” added Da Gama.

Bafana Bafana assemble for camp on Sunday, 19 March in Johannesburg before travelling the next day (Monday, 20 March) to Durban.

South Africa and Guinea-Bissau have never met before, but Bafana Bafana have played 12 times agaisnt Angola.

Bafana Bafana has won eight of those encounters, drew three and lost just once.
The hosts are 62nd on the FIFA World Rankings, and 13th on the continent, while Guinea-Bissau and Angola are 80th and 19th as well as 148th and 45th respectively.

BAFANA BAFANA SQUAD TO FACE GUINEA-BISSAU AND ANGOLA

GOALKEEPERS:

1. Itumeleng KHUNE                 Kaizer Chiefs FC

2. Darren KEET                          Bidvest Wits FC

3. Shuaib WALTERS                  Cape Town City FC

DEFENDERS:

4. Ramahlwe MPHAHLELE      Kaizer Chiefs FC

5. Rivaldo COETZEE                 Ajax Cape Town FC

6. Thulani HLATSHWAYO        Bidvest Wits FC

7. Erick MATHOHO                   Kaizer Chiefs FC

8. Lorenzo GORDINHO             Kaizer Chiefs FC

9. Diamond THOPOLA              Chippa United FC

10. Tebogo LANGERMAN        Mamelodi Sundowns FC

MIDFIELDERS:

11. Hlompho KEKANA              Mamelodi Sundowns FC

12. Thabo MNYAMANE            Supersport United FC

13. Keagan DOLLY                     Montpellier (France)

14. Andle JALI                            KV Oostende FC

15. Kamohelo MOKOTJO         FC Twente FC (Netherlands)

16. Tiyani MABUNDA               Mamelodi Sundowns FC

17. Dean FURMAN                    Supersport United FC

18. Themba ZWANE                  Mamelodi Sundowns FC

STRIKERS

19. Thulani SERERO                 Ajax Amsterdam (Holland)

20. Percy TAU                            Mamelodi Sundowns FC

21. Lebohang MANYAMA        Cape Town City FC

22. Phakamani MAHLAMBI    Bidvest Wits FC

23 Lars VELDWIJK                  KV Kortrijk (Belgium)

24. Kermit ERASMUS               LENS (France)

25. Luther SINGH                      Sporting Braga (Portugal)

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BY BAKANG MOKOTO

North West Finance, Economy and Enterprise Development (FEED) department will be celebrating World Consumer Rights Day by having an interactive session with consumers under the theme “Consumer in the digital era” at White Hall, in Brits. 

MEC for FEED, Wendy Nelson said prior to this, there will be various activities to promote and protect the rights of the consumers against unscrupulous business practices relating to the digital transactions which includes ATM fraud, misleading on line advertising and trading.  

“This is an international theme proposed by Consumer International and the department have received a number of complaints in relation to digital transactions.  

“Most of the consumers indicated that they have lost money through online shopping and the investigations shows that this is as a result of adequate knowledge on the pros and cons of the sales associated with on line trading,” she said.

Nelson said some consumers were not aware of customs related duties as suppliers might be outside the country.
“Consumers will be afforded an opportunity to interact with various regulatory bodies which include National Credit Regulator (NCR), National Regulator for Compulsory Specifications (NRCS), Department of Home Affairs and the North West Liquor Authority.

“This session will be preceded by massive joint road shows in Brits and surrounding areas in which consumers will be reminded on their rights and responsibilities,” she said.

Nelson further said by facilitating such programmes, the department intends to ensure that the rights of consumers are protected and respected and also to address social injustices which undermine them through advocacy,” she said.

Nelson further said that it is the duty of the government to ensure that consumers do not get a raw deal and also that business people need to value their customers’ worth in the economic cycle. 

“As government, we need to strengthen the economy by creating a conducive environment for both our businesses and consumers. It is clear that this will be a path to Rebranding, Renewal and Healing of our province.   

“Government employees, Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP), Community Development Workers (CDWs), Pensioners and Community members at large are invited to come and get information about issues that affect them on daily basis,” she said.

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The unemployed youth in the Rustenburg and Mahikeng areas are urged to avoid falling victim to a scam led by a young lady who claims to have been appointed by the Office of the Premier through its Youth Entrepreneurship Services unit and the provincial department of Education and Sport Development to collect Curricula Vitae (CVs) of unemployed youth, who will purportedly be linked with the mines for training and skills development.

The lady, whose identity is known to Office of the Premier, and a team of her accomplice, target unsuspecting job seeking youth who are expected to each pay twenty-rand (R20.00) for submission of their CVs. 

The scam was exposed by the Ledig village traditional authority outside Rustenburg and the local councilors, who were also initially made to believe that the scammer was consistently in touch with and updating Premier Supra Mahumapelo of progress made in collecting the CVs.        

“We are not only concerned about misrepresentation of the image of the provincial government and in particular Office of the Premier, but we are mostly disturbed by the extent to which the name of Premier Mahumapelo is being misused in scamming the victims, and taking advantage of the vulnerable youth in our villages by creating false hopes”, said Brian Setswambung, the provincial spokesperson, adding that the provincial government vehemently distances itself from the work of this scam. 

“The provincial government will under no circumstances appoint service providers who in the cause of delivering the work appointed to do, will solicit money from members of the public, employed or not employed, rich or poor. We urge all to not fall prey to scammers. When in doubt, contact the 24 hours toll-free Setsokotsane Operation Centre on 0800 111 700, and seek information and guidance”, advised Setswambung.

The Office of the Premier is currently investigating the operations of this scam, as it is viewed as a criminal case.

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Picture: One of the missing girls, Rethabile

By REGINALD KANYANE

THE search for two missing girls in Boitumelong Location, near Bloemhof continues. Matseleng Nteta(7) and her friend, Rethabile Tshabadira(3) allegedly went  to the shop to buy sweets, but they never came back.

Maria Nteta (28) who is the mother to Matseleng said: “The incident took place last week Tuesday. My daughter, Matseleng was playing along with her friend, Rethabile in the street. They allegedly went to the shop to buy sweets and it was the last time we saw them.”

Rethabile’s grandmother, Lenah Tshabadira (49) said the police have failed them. She said the police delayed on opening the case.

“Rethabile was a bubbly person and I urge anyone who saw them to inform us or call the police. The police took 48 hours to intensify a search,” she said.

North West police spokeswoman, Lt Colonel Pelonomi Makau said: “The missing children were residing at Extension 5 in Boitumelong location,  Bloemhof. We urge all those who have any information to call Captions Sebolai on 0725053045.” 

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