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Baagi ba ba neng ba shakgetse ba kwa motseng wa Lokgabeng le Mokgareng gaufi le Taung, ba ne ba ikadima mongwe wa basimanyana ba ba latofadiwang ka go utswa dithapo tsa motlakase mo letsatsing la maabane bosigo.

Go kaiwa fa go utswiwa ga dithapo tsa motlakase ele tlhoba boroko mo motseng wa Lokgabeng le Mokgareng, mme seno se tlogetse matlo a le mantsi mo lefifing la mma ntshwarele ngwa ke ale.

Mongwe wa baeteledipele wa baagi, Mothohela Motshabi are ga jaana, baagi ba tshelela fela mo letshogong, ebile ba ikutlwa ba sa sireletsega.  

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“Re le baagi, ga re itumelele se basimanyana ba ba nyaope ba se dirang. Basimanyana ba, ba kaile fa ba utswa dithapo tsa motlakase tse di golaganyang matlo go tswa kwa dipale mme ba ye go di rekisa kwa scrapyard sa monna mongwe gatwe ke Mpofu.

“Mme se se re tshwenyang thata jaaka baagi ke gore, basimanyana ba, ba kaile fa Mpofu a reka dithapo tse ka madi a kanang ka R45 kgotsa R50. Jaanong, motse wa rona o senyegile bagaetsho,” Motshabi wa tlhalosa.

Gape Motshabi o kaile fa baagi ba mafelo a umakilweng a, ba tlile go kopana ka letsatsi la Tshipi ele go tla ka toga-maano ya go rarabolola bothata jo ba lemogileng ele botupi jwa nta ya tlhogo mo motseng.

“Ntlha ya rona ke gore, re tlile go kopana re le baagi ba Mokgareng le Lokgabeng ka Sontaga, gonne re kopile gore scrapyard se, se tsamaye mme go botsha fa mongwe wa sone a thibane ditsebe gonne se sale teng.

“Gape re itemogetse fa go na le dipanyane mo motseng wa rona ba ba golaganang le Mpofu, mme ba mo rorela mafoko gore ke bo mang ba ba neng ba bua ba reng ko dikopanong,” Motshabi wa tlhalosa.

A re jaaka ele baagi, ga ba tshabe sepe ebile ba ikiteile sehuba gore ga batle go letlelela bonokwane mo motseng wa bone ebile bodirwa ke dirathana.

“Nagana fela ntlo ya mogolo e tseelwa thapo ya motlakase? Gape sepodisi sa rona le sone ga se tsiboge, gonne fa ba tshwara basimanyana ba go le bosigo, kamoso mo mosong o tla be o ba ba bona gape ba sasanka mo motseng.

“Re ne re ikuela ko sepodising sa rona gore se re tseele tlhogong, gonne re le baagi re ka tlogana re tswa mo taolong ka ntlha ya dilo tse ba di dirang,” ga tlhalosa Motshabi.

A re ga ba itumela, mme ka Sontaga gone batla tsaya tshwetso ya gore go dirweng ka bothata jo. Motshabi are jaaka baagi, ba utlwile, mme ebile ga ba kgore boroko.

“Fa motho a sentse a robetse go le bosigo, fela fa utlwa sengwe se thwanya ko ntle, o tshwanelwa ke go tswa a ye go sheba gore a mme ga se magodu a thapo tsa motlakase.

“Ga re re ke setlhopa sengwe, mme rare jaaka baagi ba Mokgareng ga mmogo le Lokgabeng re tshwere bothata,” Motshabi wa tlhalosa.

Kgabagare, sebueledi sa sepodisi mo Bokone Bophirima, mokaptein Aafja Botma are, ga gona kgetsi e butsweng ko sepodising kgatlhanong le mosimanyana mongwe o a latofadiwang ka go utswa dithapo tsa motlakase.

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By OBAKENG MAJE

The Congress of South African Students (COSAS) calls on the North West Department of Education to put school safety as an apex priority.

This comes after a video of the chaos that erupted in Kruger street in Wolmaranstad, where a learner allegedly wearing Maquassi Hills Secondary School was seen carrying a gun and chasing another learner from Gatelapele Secondary School was shared on social media platforms.

It is alleged that the incident took place at the gates of the department’s sub-district offices in Wolmaranstad.

According to the North West Department of Education spokesperson, Elias Malindi: “At around 2:30pm, there was some chaos outside the sub-district office gate. The two male learners were fighting over township issues.

“The learner from Maquassi Hills Secondary School was armed with his father’s gun. The police were called during the rowdy running.”

He said, the father allegedly did not give the learner from Maquassi Hills the gun, but instead jumped out of his moving vehicle to retrieve the gun from his son.

The North West police spokesperson, Brig Sabata Mokgwabone said they noted with concern the video doing the rounds on social media platforms following a confrontation that ensued among learners outside a school in Wolmaranstad.

“It is alleged that during the confrontation, one of the learners took a firearm from his father and chased fellow pupils. According to information, no shot was fired during the incident.

“As a result, two cases of assault with intent to do Grievous Bodily Harm (GBH) and a common assault were opened between 8 and 9 September 2022,” he said.

Mokgwabone said, consequently, the police confiscated the firearm, which the child had in his possession while chasing fellow learners. He said, furthermore, that a case has been opened for contravention of Section 120 (10) (a) of the Firearms Control Act, 2000 (Act No. 60 of 2000).

“The motive of the incident is yet to be determined and no arrests have been effected at this stage. Investigations into the reported cases are underway,” he said.

Meanwhile, Mokoena said teaching and learning should be the safest place for all learners, educators, and relevant stakeholders in schools. He said the department should ensure that there is no place for violence and other criminal acts in schools as it poses a serious barrier to learning.

“We urge the department to ensure that there is security in our schools. We cannot continue to experience criminal activities in schools,” he said.

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By REGINALD KANYANE

An elderly woman was found strangled to death in an open field in Maphoitsile village, near Taung on Wednesday. The North West police spokesperson, Capt Aafje Botma said, Sarah Mothibi (73) allegedly left her house for a meeting, but her life was cut short by the perpetrator/s.

“She walked through the field on her way to the meeting and unfortunately, her lifeless body was found by a passerby.

“The police preliminary investigations showed that she was strangled to death. A murder case has been opened and no arrests yet,” she said. 

Botma said the police investigations are underway and anyone who could assist them with information that could lead to the arrest of the perpetrator/s should come forward. 

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