A woman, who was found with a gunshot wound in a black Ford vehicle in an open field in Mokgareng village, near Taung was identified as Tsholofelo Dikitlane (35).
According to information, Dikitlane was shot dead by her alleged boyfriend, Jack Motlhabane (49), who was a prominent businessman. It is alleged that Dikitlane, who is a relative to Motlhabane’s wife, was allegedly in a romantic relationship with him.
However, things allegedly went sour between Dikitlane and Motlhabane after some family members disapproved of their relationship. The North West police spokesperson, Col Adele Myburgh said, two bodies were found in a vehicle parked in the field on Sunday morning at around 11am.
“An inquest and murder cases are under investigation. A man, who was found seated on a driver’s seat was found with a bullet wound on his head. Next to him in the vehicle, the body of a woman was found with a bullet wound on her left ear.
“The police also found a handgun inside the vehicle, which is suspected to be used during the commission of the crimes,” she said.
A man (49) from Jan Kempdorp and his alleged girlfriend were found with gunshot wounds in a black Ford vehicle depicting Northern Cape province registration near a cave in Mokgareng village, Taung on Sunday morning.
The bodies of Jack Motlhabane and an unknown woman were discovered by a shepherd, Jakoba Maphatse who immediately called the police. The North West police spokesperson in Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati cluster, Sgt Tryphosa van Rooyen said the police were informed about the atrocity on Sunday morning at around 11:30am.
“Upon arrival at the scene, the police found a body of Motlhabane and of an unknown woman estimated to be between the ages of 30 and 40. No foul play is suspected and a murder case was opened.
“Only a murder case was registered and the firearm that was found on the scene was confiscated as it was used in the commission of a crime. She said further investigations will determine if additional cases will be opened,” she said.
Picture: North West MEC for Department of Economic Development, Environment, Conservation and Tourism (DEDECT), Kenetswe Mosenogi/Facebook
By BAKANG MOKOTO
Tourism contributes immensely to enhancing job opportunities and economic significance in the local population. In 2016, the tourism sector directly contributed 2.9% to South African Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
This makes the tourism sector a larger contributor than agriculture, but smaller than other industries such as construction and mining. As tourism is mostly celebrated in September, now on 7 September 2022, the North West MEC for Department of Economic Development, Environment, Conservation, and Tourism (DEDECT), Kenetswe Mosenogi will be launching the Provincial 2022 Tourism Month at Stonehenge River Lodge in Parys.
Mosenogi said this year’s tourism month will be celebrated under the theme “Rethinking Tourism” which encourages all stakeholders in the tourism industry to reconsider the approach to tourism to be able to respond to global crises, health issues, variations in the tourist market, the transformation agenda, and many other variables that may affect the industry.
“The celebration will also provide an opportunity to unlock the potential of the tourism ecosystem and its extensive value chain. It will also facilitate tourism investment, which can deliver more inclusive and sustainable growth for the local economy.
“In addition, it will provide an opportunity to promote domestic tourism and foster a culture of travel across the country. The national and provincial tourism authorities promote September as tourism, heritage and arbour month as well as encouraging citizens to consume alcohol responsibly,” she said.
Mosenogi said the awareness campaigns are carried out by the department in collaboration with its agencies, the North West Tourism Board (NWTB) and the North West Parks Board (NWPB), as well as the four district municipalities.
She said the launch will also be used to share the provincial tourism month program with the media and will be followed by a media tour program that will give an experience of a variety of tourism activities and
attractions in and around the Vredefort Dome area.
In 2018 at the International Travel Trade Show held in Germany, South African Tourism CEO, Sisa Ntshona was quoted as stating that tourism is vitally important to the South African economy and the sector should be nurtured for sustained and inclusive growth.
Recent data from Stats SA show how important tourism actually is. The report also provides a picture of employment patterns within the sector. Despite the challenges that tourism has endured over the last few years, it outperformed other key industries in terms of job creation, adding just over 40 000 net new jobs to the economy over the five-year period from 2012 to 2016.1 This is higher than the number of jobs gained in industries such as trade and utilities (electricity, gas, and water).
Tourism also gained more jobs than manufacturing over this period. From 2012 to 2016, the manufacturing industry had a torrid time, experiencing a net loss of 125 000 jobs.
Picture: The newly-elected EFF leaders in North West/Twitter
By OBAKENG MAJE
The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader, Julius Malema encouraged his party members to continue recruiting many individuals. Malema, who was addressing the North West 3rd Provincial People’s Assembly in Klerksdorp said, their target to reach 1 million members is still on course.
The EFF in the province elected the new leadership, where Shakes Botswe was retained as a provincial chairperson, Promise Bogatsu was elected as the new deputy provincial chairperson, Papikie Babuile retained his position as the provincial secretary, Justice Dabampe was elected as the deputy provincial secretary, while Kelebogile Kerileng was elected as the new provincial treasurer.
“Let’s continue to recruit new members as we make tactical moves. You must never think that the leadership has abandoned the strategic objective of the EFF. One million members of the EFF are going to be reached.
“I was very disappointed with the Bojanala region because I thought it was going to be the first one. The region has always been the base and the home of the EFF. The question will be, why one million members, those are one million foot soldiers of the party,” he said.
Malema further said they make recruitment this year and next year, they will workshop all of them in public political education and put them under one roof to politicise them.
He added that, in 2024, they will then unleash one million foot soldiers on the ground and say ‘go and fight for the victory of the EFF’.
“When we leave here, we are going to leave no stone unturned. Every house, street, school, hostel, mine, everywhere else where our people are found – we are going to recruit them to join the EFF.
“There is no ANC in North West and I told you many times. You are contesting against the ghost, but you are defeated by it. The ANC is not dying in North West, it is dead – completely dead,” said Malema.
He also urged his members to be disciplined and work as a collective. Malema said once the members are not disciplined, people must know that the organisation is finished.
“So, fighters, let’s go and rescue the people of North West. They are in desperate need and looking for you. When you wear that beret, you must know that you a wearing the hope of the hopeless masses of our people.
“We must take this opportunity to also greet and thank the Independent Electoral Committee (IEC) that is running the elections here with their staff members, who have compromised their weekend to come and make sure that indeed this 3rd PPA becomes a success.
“In the EFF, we expect you as the members of the official opposition party in North West to always act in a disciplined manner that you have displayed in this conference when you meet.
“You can only induce the society if you make politics fashionable in your branches. When your branch meets, it must not go away without talking politics,” said Malema.
Meanwhile, the jubilant Papikie Babuile shared the same sentiments. Babuile said, they gathered to deliberate and produce strategies for the advancement of the people’s lives and further develop and groom the organisation to realise economic freedom in their lifetime.
“We have noted the ongoing appalling living condition of the people, the high rate of unemployment, entrenched corruption and maladministration in North West.
“We have also noted the thuggery and hooliganism in the North West Provincial Government (NWPG) under the stewardship and administration of the former liberation movement that is led by a few old individuals, who are hell-bent to milk all the state resources and collapse any anything and everything that seek to restore the dignity of the black child,” he said.
Babuile said the 3rd PPA was determined to develop radical inclusive policies and amongst others, they declared that all EFF public representatives will identify and visit all unfinished projects in every municipality.
He said all EFF public representatives will submit motions, statements, and questions to the executive every week.
“All public representatives will convene monthly community meetings in their wards of deployment. They will submit a comprehensive report on the work they have done at their deployed schools, Early Learning Centres, and clinics on Friday of every month end,” said Babuile.
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