Picture: The head-on collision accident near Taung Marble/Supplied
By OBAKENG MAJE
A driver (41) died in a head-on collision on the N18 road between Taung Marble and Taung auction on Monday morning. The North West police spokesperson in Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati cluster, warrant officer, Tryphosa van Rooyen said, the police in Taung were on patrol when they came across an accident.
“It was found that, two vehicles collided head-on. The Emergency Medical Response Services (EMRS), who attended to the scene, certified the driver, Itumeleng Molobi dead on the scene. Molobi was driving one of the vehicles, while the driver of the second vehicle was taken to a local hospital for treatment,” van Rooyen said.
She further said, a case of culpable homicide was opened and is under investigation.
Picture: A missing person, Matshenolo Victoria Sebolai/Supplied
By BAKANG MAKOTO
The Sebolai family from Morokweng village, near Taung is looking for their mother, Matshenolo Victoria Sebolai (71), who went missing. The North West police said, Sebolai was last seen on 8 December 2022 when she left her home and never returned.
Now, the North West police spokesperson, Col Adele Myburgh said, they request the community’s assistance in locating Sebolai. Myburgh further said a search was conducted around the village and surrounding areas after Sebolai’s disappearance.
“All leads were followed up without success. Sebolai is mentally ill and was wearing a green dress, with no shoes, nor hat. Anyone with information regarding her whereabouts can contact the Investigating Officer, Capt Solomon Phemelo on 082 469 0329 or the local police station.
“They can also call the Crime Stop on 08600 10111. Anonymous tip-offs can also be communicated via the MySAPS App on your smartphone,” she said.
Meanwhile, the police advised the public to report missing persons timeously. According to www.gov.za, people do not need to wait for 24 hours.
“You can contact the Bureau for Missing Persons to report a missing person or go to your nearest police station and report that the person is missing as soon as you know they are missing. Take with you a recent photograph of the missing person so that it can be scanned into the National Bureau for Missing Persons database.
“This database is a Crime Stop project and police all over the country use it. Give any information that might help to identify the person, such as their age, height, hair colour, eye colour, and any identifying marks such as scars or tattoos. You may be asked to fill in forms giving all this information,” the statement said.
The www.gov.za website added that a detective will be assigned to the case and people should make sure that they have the name and contact details of the detective. According to the website, people should keep in contact with the detective who is assigned to the case and should give them any new information about the missing person that they get after they have reported the case.
Motshameka-pele o di phatsa wa maloba wa setlhopa sa selegae sa Mighty Boys FC kwa motseng wa Manthe gaufi le Taung, o boela kgotlha-tshekelo ka Labobedi go lopa beile. Bakang “Mahomed” Katong (31) yo jaanong eleng rakgwebo, gape a latofadiwa ka go rekisa seritibatsi sa nyaope, o latofadiwa ka go bolaya Thabiso “W” Mothibedi (35) kwa motseng wa Manthe gaufi le Taung.
Go begwa fa Bakang ga mmogo le balatofadiwa nae, Thabang Lenyai (23), Katlego Mosimege (31) le morwa rragwe, Phenyo Katong (34), ba ne ba bolaya Mothibedi setlhogo fa kgwedi ya Mopitlwe ene e tlhola matsatsi ale 29 mono ngwaga.
Go begwa fa Mothibedi yo go kaiwang fa a ne a goga seritibatsi sa nyaope, a ne a tsena kwa ntlung ya ga Katong, mme a utswa matsebetsebe a madi a balelwang go R20 000 ga mmogo le motsoko wa boleng jwa R600. Go begwa fa morago ga tiragalo eno, Mothibedi one a le botsa phokoje le go leba kwa motseng wa Longaneng.
Go ya ka sebueledi sa sepodisi mo Bokone Bophirima, Capt Sam Tselanyane, go begwa fa segongwana seno sa banna ba ba neng ba tshakgetse, ba ne ba tswa letsholo le go batlana le Mothibedi. Go kaiwa fa ba ne ba mo fitlhela ale ko ga mothakga kwa motseng wa Longaneng.
“Dipatlisiso tsa sepodisi di supa fa segongwana seno sa banna, sene sa thopa Mothibedi ka dikgoka, mme ba leba le ene kwa motseng wa Manthe. Go begwa fa bane ba fitlha ba mo gokelela mo genereiteng mme ba mo digela dingalo go utlwala.
“Mme go begwa fa ba ne ba mo itlhaganedisa kwa kliniking ya selegae morago ga go lemoga fa a neela mowa. Go begwa fa Mothibedi a ne a netefadiwa fa tlhokofetse kwa kliniking. Balatofadiwa ba ne ba tshwarwa le go latofadiwa ka polao,” Tselanyane wa bega.
Tiragalo e, e ne ya tshakgatsa baagi ba motse wa Manthe. Ene ya re ka di 1 Motsheganong 2022, baagi ba ne ba tswa letsholo le go fisa dintlo dile tharo tsa balatofadiwa ga mmogo le go ja sejanaga sa bone sa mabaibai ka molelo.
Banna ba, ba ne ba tswelela go ka shadikanya matlho fa pele ga kgotlha-tshekelo makgetlho a le mmalwa. Fela kgetsi ya bone ene ya busediwa morago go fitlha di 15 Tlhakole 2023. Go kaiwa fa banna bano ba ba kwa ntlo-lefitshwana, ba ne ba tsenya kopo ya beile e potlakileng.
Ba ne ba neelwa tshono eo, mme ene ya re ka Labobedi wa beke e fitileng, balatofadiwa ba ne ba tshwanelwa ke go ipobola. Fela go ne ga dira jalo Lenyai ga mmogo le Mosimege morago ga gore Katong a latlhegelwe ke bana ba basimane ba le babedi. Go ya ka tshedimosetso ya sepodisi, bana ba ga Katong, ba ne ba le magareng ga basimane ba le bane ba ba magareng ga dingwaga dile 5 le 7, ba neng ba nwela kwa molapong fa ba ne ba ile go thuma.
Kgotlha-tshekelo ya Taung, e tla reetsa maiteko a beile a banna bano gape ka Labobedi.
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