By OBAKENG MAJE

A fraud case against the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) Member of Provincial Legislature in North West, Betty Diale (52) was postpone3d by the Rustenburg Regional Court to 4 August 2022 for pre-trial conferencing.

The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) regional spokesperson in North West, Henry Mamothame said: “Diale is out on a warning and has been warned not to interfere with the state witnesses. She is facing six charges of theft, amounting to approximately R700 000.00 allegedly stolen from the Road Accident Fund(RAF) claimants.

“The police reports reveal that Fidelity Funds, a body that oversees the conduct of attorneys, received several complaints from the RAF claimants, whose payments were deposited into Diale’s trust account.”

Mamothame further said the claimants alleged that the said money did not reach them after the pay-outs and henceforth, reported to the police for investigation. He added that Diale was practicing as an attorney during the alleged commission of the crimes between 2009 and 2011 and was subsequently charged with six counts of theft in June 2021.

“The investigations into that matter are complete, and the state is ready to proceed with pre-trial conferencing and subsequently, speedy completion of the trial,” said Mamothame.

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By OBAKENG MAJE

The family of Botshelo Moncho (18) in Mokassa 2 village near Taung said they are happy to reunite with her. Botshelo, who is mentally ill allegedly went missing on Wednesday last week and she was last seen walking on N18 road between Dryharts village and Vryburg.

According to a family member, Koketso Molale, Botshelo was allegedly picked up by one of the Samaritans who dropped her at Pudimoe Police Station.

“We are grateful to all those who assisted us to locate Botshelo. She was picked up by a good Samaritan and dropped her off at the Pudimoe Police Station. We received numerous calls from people who confirmed that she was safe and sound at the police station.

“Her mother, Dithoto Moncho went there and found her unharmed. We highly appreciate the unwavering support we received from our people. Indeed, a child is raised by a village,” Molale said.

Meanwhile, the North West police spokesperson, Capt Aafje Botma said: “Morning, as per our telephonically discussed, the Taung Police Station doesn’t have such a missing person case reported. If you can please contact the complainant to open a missing person at the station.”

She said there was no missing person case opened and encouraged family members to open cases timeously with the police if they found any family member missing.

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By KEDIBONE MOLAETSI

Four people died in a horrific head-on collision on the R25 road between Schweizer Reneke and Vryburg on Sunday. The North West police spokesperson, Capt Aafje Botma said the police have opened a case of culpable homicide.

“The police in Huhudi are investigating a culpable homicide case after a head-on collision took place on Sunday. The atrocity happened on R25 about 20km from Schweizer Reneke and to Vryburg.

“It is alleged that a truck was on its way from Vryburg to Schweizer Reneke, while a Renault Clio was from Schweizer Reneke to Vryburg when the collision took place,” Botma said. 

She further said the truck had three occupants. Botma added that the driver and a passenger passed away, while another passenger was transported to the hospital for medical attention. 

“The driver of Renault Clio and the passenger also died on the scene. The police investigations into the matter continue,” she said.

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