Picture: The missing Peter Chungwane/Supplied

By OBAKENG MAJE

A ONE-YEAR-OLD boy went missing on 29 March 2023. It is alleged that, the mother of Peter Chungwane who resides at Sapas Farm compound in Skeerpoort, near Hartbeespoortdam left him in the care of a nanny they the incident occur.

The North West police spokesperson, Capt Sam Tselanyane said: “At around 7am, the toddler’s mother left him under the care of the nanny and went to work.

“It is further alleged that, later during the said day, the nanny realised that the child is missing from other children he was playing with. The nanny then searched for him around the neighbourhood, but he was never found.”

Tselanyane further said, when the mother returned home, she found the community mobilised and searching for Chungwane around the vicinity of Skeerpoort without any success. He added that, during Chungwane’s disappearance, he was wearing a maroon hooded tracksuit top.

“The police in Hartbeespoortdam request the community’s assistance in locating him. Anyone with information regarding his whereabouts can contact the Investigating Officer, Detective Constable Andrew Bogoshi of Brits Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences (FCS) Unit on the cellular phone number: 082 557 1904.

“Anonymous tip-offs can be communicated via the MySAPS App or phone Crime Stop on ‪08600 10111,” he said.

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Picture: One of the tuckshop owners, Manini Vlaarmuis

By OBAKENG MAJE

Some aggrieved Small Micro Medium Enterprise (SMME) owners across North West, who received R3500 instead of R10 500 financial muscle in the form of a loan from the Small Enterprises Financial Agency (SEFA) urged the Small Business deputy minister, Dipuo Peters’ intervention.

This was revealed during the Portfolio Committee on Small Business Development and Deputy Minister for Small Business Development, Dipuo Peters’s oversight visits.

Peters and the acting chairperson of the Portfolio Committee, Hein April conducted oversights to various North West municipalities and centres of the Small Enterprise Development Agency (SEDA) and the Small Enterprise Finance Agency (SEFA) in the province on Tuesday.

One of the beneficiaries, Ramosesane Tselapedi from Lokaleng village said, he had only received a R3500 loan and it is not enough. Tselapedi further said, the first shop where we could buy with the voucher was in Jouberton Township, near Klerksdorp and the other one is in Rustenburg.

“They had also informed us that, the other shop was in Zeerust. I drove there, only to find out it was closed. So, you spend a lot on petrol in order to use the grant,” he said.

Another beneficiary, Manini Vlaarmuis shared the same sentiments. Vlaarmuis said she keeps borrowing money in order to sustain her business.

“I always have to borrow money from my relatives to be able to buy my stock. As you know, most of our customers will request credit.

“So, it is not easy to run a tuckshop because sometimes, I run out of stock during the month. At the same time, I also have to maintain my relationship with my loyal customers. I can’t chase them away when they don’t have money to buy. So I’m not able to sustain my business,” she said.

The Small Business Development deputy minister, Dipuo Peters said: “We are now told that SEFA is depositing some of the money. They shouldn’t wait for us to be here because these people must run their businesses.

“They are running down companies. That is one thing that actually disappointed me. I arrived here and I’m told that these businesses received R10,500 only to find out its R3500. However, we will dig deeper into it.”

The Committee’s acting chairperson, Hein April said, they will need an explanation for the claims made by the business owners.

“We are definitely going to take to task those responsible, which is the people in the department to tell us. According to us, this money has been dispersed and we would want to know how this impasse happened, it is totally unacceptable,” April said.

Meanwhile, the SEFA’s senior manager, Lehane Letlatsa blamed the situation on business owners who changed their contact details.

“The actual offering is R10 500, but when the scheme started, the clients were getting R3500 as a grant. The other R3500 was supposed to be a credit, which the clients never took.

“A year later, the scheme was then revised and the offering was then increased to R10 500, which meant those who had already received R3,500 would automatically get R7000 without the need for them to apply,” he said.

Letlatsa added that the new applicants would have to apply for R10 500 straight. He said they have the list of those who have already received R3 500.

“The bank has been dispersing money into their accounts or into their purchasing cards. So, most of these clients who have changed their cell phones or lost their cards, are the ones who the bank has not been able to contact them.

“However, the money is in their respective purchasing cards. We have verified this with some of the clients, who claim they have not received banking notifications. And they would not get bank notifications because they have changed their cell phone numbers,” said Letlatsa.

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Picture: The alleged drug lord, Tefo Maboitshege/Facebook  

By OBAKENG MAJE

The alleged drug lord was shot at Manthe village, near Taung on Wednesday night. It is alleged that, Tefo Maboitshege (52) who was at his roundtable house, was getting out of his vehicle when the gunman pounced on him.

According to information, the incident took place immediately after load shedding kicked in. Maboitshege was rushed to the local clinic for medical attention, however, he was ferried to Taung District Hospital due to his injuries.

It is alleged that he was transferred to Klerksdorp/Tshepong Hospital, where he is in stable condition.  

The North West police spokesperson in Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati cluster, Warrant Officer Tryphosa van Rooyen said: “We can confirm there was a shooting incident and no one has been arrested. The police investigations are underway.”

Three weeks ago, a man was killed by a mob justice after he allegedly broke into Maboitshege’s house during load shedding. Tseko Gabonnwe (37) from Kuaneng Section in Manokwane village, near Taung was allegedly caught red-handed while trying to steal.

The deceased was allegedly beaten to a pulp by community members before the police were called.

Gabonnwe was allegedly released, but instead of going home, he went to another house and broke into it. His lifeless body was allegedly discovered by a passer-by in the early hours of the morning on Sunday.    

Meanwhile, the North West police spokesperson, Lieutenant Col Amanda Funani said: “Yes, the police are aware of the incident, hence we are investigating a case of murder. At this stage, we have not made any arrests.”

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Setshwantsho: Motshameki wa maloba wa Mighty Boys FC, Bakang Katong/Facebook    

Ka OBAKENG MAJE

Motshameka-pele wa maloba o diphatsa wa setlhopa sa kgwele ya dinao sa Mighty Boys FC kwa motseng wa Manthe, gaufi le Taung o bonwe molato wa petelelo ke kgotlha-tshekelo ya sedika ya Taung mo letsatsing la maabane. 

Bakang “Mahomed” Katong (32) yo jaanong eleng rakgwebo mme gape a belaelwa ka go rekisa seritibatsi sa nyaope, one a betelela lekgarebe lengwe la kwa Buxton ka ngwaga wa 2017.

Go begwa fa Katong, yo one a tswa Johannesburg ka nako eo, a ne a neelwa lekgarebe le ke mongwe wa tekesi kwa Schweizer Reneke gore a mo gorotshe ka pabalasego kwa lapeng. Fela, go kaiwa fa Katong a ne a tsena-tsena ka lekgarebe leo, mme a feleletsa a ipagologetse mogodu mo go ene ka dikgoka.

Go kaiwa fa lekgarebe le, lene la kaya fa le nyeleletswe ke madi a kanang ka R2000 mo tiragalong eo. Kgotlha-tshekele e utlwile fa lekgarebe le, lene la fitlha la lotlegela mmagwe ka se se mo diragaletseng. Kgetsi ene ya bulwa, mme ene ya re Katong go utlwa seo, one a letsetsa lekgarebe le, le go kopana le lone kwa Taung Mall mo letsatsing le le latelang.

Katong one a fitlha a o kopa go mo neela madi a kanang ka R2000 a go begwang a nyeletse le go mo neela R500 ele pipamolomo gore a ye go tsholola kgetsi ya petelelo kgatlhanong le ene.

Fela lekgarebe le, le ne la gana go tsaya madi ao. Kgotlhatshekelo e utlwile fa mmagwe lekgarebe le yo ene ele paki ya mmuso, a ne a tlhokafala fa kgetsi e sentse e tsweletse ka tsheko. Mmueledi wa ga Katong, one a tlhalosetsa lekgotlha fa bopaki jwa motlhekefadiwa bo sa ikanyege, gonne gona le phapang mo tshedimosetsong e a e neetseng sepodisi le e a e boleletseng kgotlha-tshekelo.

Fela magistrate Buti Zulu, ga ka a ganana le kgang eo, mme a tlhalosa fa ese pateletso gore bopaki jo bo neetsweng sepodisi bo ka botsolotswa, fela se se botlhokwa ke se motlhekefadiwa a se boleletseng kgotlha-tshekelo. Gape, se se ileng sa makatsa lekgotlha ke gore, Katong o ile a kaela beng ba mokgatlho wa ditekesi fa a iphantse ka thobalano le motlhefediwa, mme fela o ile a kaya fa seo se diragetse ka tumalano.

Fela Katong, one a kaela mmueledi wa gagwe fa a sa iphanya ka thobalano le motlhekefadiwa. Seo, sene sa baya Katong mo mosing, mme le kgotlha la mo bona jaaka motho o o sa ikanyegeng. Zulu one a tlhalosetsa Katong fa go sena sepe se se supang fa motlhekefadiwa a ka batla go mo bopela kgomo ya mmopa, gonne ba sa itsane.

Zulu, one a bona Katong molato mme a mo kaela fa ka di 6 Seetebosigo 2023 a tlile go ntsha katlholo.

Lekgotlha lene la kaela Katong fa e se sa ntlha a thulana le molao, gonne ka ngwaga wa 2006 one a tshwarwa mme a bonwa molato mo kgetsing ya go itaya ka maikaelelo a go ntsha dikgobalo tse di masisi. Gape, go begwa fa ka 2013 le 2015, Katong a ene a tshwarelwa go gweba ka diritibatsi mme a duela kotlhao mo dikgetsing tse dile pedi.

Kgabagare, Katong gape o lebane le kgetse ya polao e e diragetseng teng kwa motseng wa Manthe.

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