collective known as the Bafokeng Civic Movement plan to deliver a memorandum to Platinum Stars on Thursday amid concerns the club could be sold without their consultation.
This comes after a group stormed the Premiership strugglers’ offices at Bafokeng Sports Campus on Monday demanding answers regarding reports of a proposed sale.
Stars chairman Cliff Ramoroa later released a statement insistingDikwena was not about to change handsand denied that the club were going to announce a new owner, thought to be Thabo Mokgatle, at a press conference today.
“We had a series of meetings with the club management yesterday. We will continue again today,” Bafokeng Civic Movement convenor Sam Nong tellsKickOff.com.
“Tomorrow we will march to the Bafokeng Civic Centre where we hope to deliever our memorandum and amongst other things we demand that the club assets, including Dikwena, should not be sold without consultation of the constituency.”
Stars general manager Senzo Mazingisa would only refer to Monday’s club statement when asked for comment.
NORTH West Provincial Government spokesperson, Brian Setswambung lambasted those who allege that Premier Supra Mahumampelo want to control National Interfaith Council of South Africa (NICSA) structure in the province. This came up after a three day NICSA’s fourth annual provincial conference that was supposed to take place at Taung Hotel School and Convention Centre was called off on Tuesday.
Leadership from various churches were seen stranded at Taung Hotel School and Convention Centre after unpaid accommodation. The NICSA leadership claimed that North West Provincial Government office was supposed to book for them. However, provincial government spokesperson, Brian Setswambung refuted the claims.
Setswambung said NICSA provincial leadership requested the Office of the Premier to fund the conference. However, he further said the NICSA representatives sent a ‘letter of request’ to the office of Reconciliation, Healing and Renewal (RHR) director, Tebogo Ramashilabele late.
“Ramashilabele received a letter on the 18th of September 2017. The letter from NICSA requested a sponsorship for a conference that was supposed to start on the 19th of September 2017.
“Unfortunately government does not work in that manner as there was virtually no time available to consider the request. Therefore, it must be clear that there was no partnership on the supposed conference. There was also neither commitment nor agreement to sponsor it,” Setswambung said.
NICSA provincial treasurer, Adam Mohammed said people who promised them to sponsor the conference disappointed them. Mohammed further said it was useless to cry over spilled milk.
“We need to look for other ventures and revenues for future purposes. NICSA is not affiliated to the North West Premier, Supra Mahumapelo. The idea was proposed by President, Jacob Zuma back in 2009. Zuma appealed to all religious leaders to form a structure that will assist government to deliver services to the grassroots.
“NICSA is a Section 21 Company consisting of all faith based organisations in South Africa. Our vision is to take an inter-faith approach to building a new society with new moral values and attitudes. Therefore, we aim to strengthen, restore and re-build the integrity of the family and human values through interfaith dialogue and cooperation, as well as other interventions aimed at promoting national social cohesion and prosperity,” he said.
Mohammed further said the structure promotes moral regeneration for social development rather than moral regeneration for its own sake. He added that they need to ask themselves to what extent the moral values contribute to social development and a cohesive civic community.
“South Africa has emerged from its violent, racial, unequal apartheid past and has not addressed these issues in a systematic manner. The consequences of our past are dehumanisation, the loss of identity, African spirituality, and human dignity; landlessness, poverty and unemployment.
“Colonialism uprooted African people from their cultural and traditional moral value systems and they were socialised into Eurocentric and Judeo Christian value systems which essentially undermined and distorted the Ubuntu principles that shaped the moral character of the African community. The resultant anger of the violent apartheid past lingers in the sub-conscience of the majority of the African people,” he said.
RESIDENTS of Modimong village near Taung are living in fear after a leopard went on the loose.
According to community members, the leopard has allegedly been roaming the area for more than a week, attacking their livestock.
One of livestock owners, Ishmael Tedi, 83, said: “We are living in fear because of this wild animal. The leopard attacks our livestock and we have nowhere to turn to. We urge government to assist us by tracing the wild cat and take it to the zoo. I have cattle and goats now I cannot imagine losing them.”
Another resident, Christopher Tong said they have requested the men in the area to embark on a search for the predator but they refused fearing for their lives.
“We are worried because of a tiger on the loose. We do not know when it will strike. Our children and people at large cannot walk freely in the area anymore. However, the Rural, Environment and Agricultural Development department (READ) has installed a cage to trap it.
“We have requested men to embark on a hunt and kill the leopard, but most of them refused. They say the leopard is too dangerous and they cannot take that risk. Only few men agreed and we visit the veld constantly searching for it. The livestock we have is only our means survival,” Tong said.
He further said that Modimong village is predominantly rural and the economy heavily relied on livestock.
Tong said crime like livestock theft has also crippled them.
READ spokesperson, Emelda Setlhako said they have heeded the call to capture the leopard.
Setlhako urged community members to be cautious too.
“We have installed the cage at the identified area where the leopard was seen. We believe that we will capture it soon. The department also urges our people to be extremely careful. So far, we cannot tell where the leopard comes from,” Setlhako said.
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