By OBAKENG MAJE

The president of Republic of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa has declared a national state of disaster in order to respond to the electricity crisis the country is facing. Most South Africans, continue to be plunged in the darkness due to load-shedding and this has affected their livelihoods.

Also, most business owners said they have been hard-hitting by load-shedding and that forced them to close doors.

“National Disaster Management Centre has consequently classified the energy crisis and its impact as a disaster. We are therefore declaring a national state of disaster to respond to the electricity crisis and

its effects.

“The Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs has just gazetted the declaration of the State of Disaster, which will begin with immediate effect,” he said.

Ramaphosa further said, the state of disaster will enable them to provide practical measures that they need to take to support businesses in the food production, storage, and retail supply chain, including for the

the rollout of generators, solar panels, and uninterrupted power supply.

He added that, where technically possible, it will enable them to exempt critical infrastructure such as hospitals and water treatment plants from load shedding.

“And it will enable us to accelerate energy projects and limit regulatory requirements while maintaining rigorous environmental protections, procurement principles, and technical standards.

“The Auditor General (AG) will be brought in to ensure continuous monitoring of expenditure, in order to guard against any abuses of the funds needed to attend to this disaster.

“To deal more effectively and urgently with the challenges that confront us, I will appoint the Minister of Electricity in the Presidency to assume full responsibility for overseeing all aspects of the electricity crisis response, including the work of the National Energy Crisis Committee,” he said.

According to Ramaphosa, the appointed minister will focus full-time and work with the Eskom board and management on ending load shedding. He said, the minister will also ensure that the Energy Action Plan is implemented without delay.

“So as to remove any confusion, the Minister of Public Enterprises will remain the shareholder representative of Eskom and steer the restructuring of Eskom, ensure the establishment of the transmission company, oversee the implementation of the just energy transition programme, and oversee the establishment of the SOE Holding Company.

“The process of restructuring government will give us an opportunity to determine the positioning of various areas of responsibilities and how best the various ministries and departments can best serve our national objectives,” said Ramaphosa.

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By REGINALD KANYANE

Six people are expected to appear before Bafokeng Magistrate’s Court on Friday for murder. It is alleged that, these suspects who are between the ages of 21 to 47, were arrested in Lethabong Township, near Rustenburg in connection with the murder of a man (35).

The North West police spokesperson, Lieutenant Col Amanda Funani said, d man. Funani further said the suspects were arrested for allegedly assaulting a neighbour on Tuesday night.

“The suspects allegedly accused the man of housebreaking and theft of a cell phone. According to the allegations, one of the suspects collected his friends with his minibus taxi and went to look for the man.

“They apparently found the man and took him to an unknown place, where they assaulted him with unknown objects. The suspects allegedly dumped the victim at his mother’s place, where he was found lying dead outside a house,” she said.

Funani added that, subsequent to the investigation, police arrested the suspects on Wednesday morning.

Meanwhile, the North West Police Commissioner, Lieutenant General Sello Kwena condemned the incident and asked the members of the community to refrain from taking the law into their own hands. Kwena also encouraged them to rather work with the police for assistance with crime related-problems.

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Ka OBAKENG MAJE

Baagi ba motse wa Lokgabeng gaufi le Taung, ba mina ka nko ele nosi mme ba ikuela gore ba neelwe metsi. Baagi bano, ba paregile mmila-mogolo o golaganyang toropo ya Taung le ya Reivilo ka matlhaku ga mmogo le ditaere tse di tukang.

Ba kaya fa ba na le sebaka sa dikgwedi ba sena metsi. Morulaganyi wa mogwanto o, Mothohela Motshabi, o kaile fa ba emetse majoro wa masepala wa sedika sa Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati, Motseothata Maje go ka tla go ba ema ka lefoko.

Fela, Motshabi are ba makadiwa ke ntlha ya gore, majoro wa sedika o boleletse ba dikgang tsa sealemoya sa selegae sa Vaaltar FM gore baagi ba emisitse porojeke ya metsi e e tsweletseng kwa motseng wa bone. Gape Motshabi are, ba ne ba kopane le morongwa wa masepala wa selegae o mogolwane wa Taung, Itumeleng Maribe go ka tla ka toga-maano le tharabololo mo ntlheng eno.

Fela go ya ka Motshabi, kopano eo ga ya ntsha maungo, gonne Maribe one a boeletsa fela se a ne a se bua mo ngwageng o o fitileng.   

“Maribe one a boeletsa fela se a ne a se bua mo ngwageng o fetileng. Jaanong, re setse re emetse majoro khuduthamaga wa sedika, Motseokae Maje gore a tle go re ema ka lefoko. Fela, se se makatsang ke gore, majoro khuduthamaga ntse a bua mo sealemoyeng sa selegae sa Vaaltar FM, mme o kaile fa baagi ba emisitse porejeke.

“Seo ke sengwe se se ntsha mo ditsebeng tsa rona re le baagi. Ebile le rakonteraka le ene one a maketse, mme o kaile fa a sa itse sepe. Metsi a di JoJo tank a reneng re a tshepisitswe ke masepala, ga gwa tsaya le kgwedi re ntse re a bona.

“Go tshotse fela dibeke dile pedi, mme ebile a sa tshelwe mo ditankeng tsotlhe. Gape, se re sa se itumelelang ke gore mapodisi ba thuntse baagi ba sa ba dira sepe,” Motshabi wa tlhalosa.  

Kgabagare, Mokhaserala o o ikarabelang ka tsa mafaratlhatlha kwa masepaleng o mogolwane wa Taung, Itumeleng Maribe are: “Maabane re kopane le baagi ka taelo ya ga majoro, gonne one a na le ditshwarego tse dintsi. Kgang e ene ele kwa setlhoweng e nnile kgwetlho ya metsi.

“Baagi ba ikuela gore ba neelwe metsi, mme rene ra buisana le masepala wa sedika ka ntlha eno. Mo ngwageng o fetileng, go ile ga thapiwa rakonteraka go ka baakanya madutelo a tlisang metsi kwa Lokgabeng.”

Maribe are, gona le kgwetlho ya gore baagi ba ka bona metsi ka ditanka, mme ga se baagi ba motse wa Lokgabeng fela ba ba itemogelang dikgwetlho tseno. Are, jaaka masepala, ba tlile go tswelela go netefatsa ka bo jotlhe a baagi ba bone metsi.

“Re tsweletse go itemogela dikgwetlho ka ntlheng ya di diriswa mo go neelaneng ka metsi go baagi ka mokgwa wa ditanka,” wa tlhalosa.

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By BAKANG MOKOTO

The police in Ottosdal request the community’s assistance in locating a missing Mpoletsang Emily Gausi (22). The North West police spokesperson, Lieutenant Col Amanda Funani said, Gausi resides at Extension 5 in Letsopa Township in Ottosdal.

“According to information received, she was last seen by her neighbour talking to an unknown man on the street last year May 2022. A search was conducted around the township and surrounding areas of Ottosdal without any success.

“The extensive investigations were done and all leads were followed up with no success. At the time of her disappearance, no one knows what she was wearing,” Funani said.

She said, Gausi is dark in complexion, has black eyes, with a medium body and afro hair. Funani said anyone with information regarding Gausi’s whereabouts can contact the Investigating Officer, Sgt Lucas Hayman of the Ottosdal Detectives on 060 987 9903.

Anonymous tip-offs can also be communicated via the My SAPS App or you can phone Crime Stop on 08600 10111.

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