28 alleged illegal miners nabbed in Orkney


Picture: Illegal miners arrested/Generic 

By OBAKENG MAJE

The alleged illegal miners aged between 20 and 35 are expected to appear before the Orkney Magistrate’s Court on 17 July 2023 for conspiracy to commit a crime, attempted murder and Contravention of Section 49 (1)(a) & (b) of the Immigration Act, 2002 (Act No. 13 of 2002).

The 28 suspects were apprehended on Wednesday evening, 12 July 2023. The North West police spokesperson, Col Adele Myburgh said this comes after the Dr Kenneth Kaunda District Illicit Mining Task Team, supported by the National Intervention Unit (NIU) and Phokeng K9, followed-up on information received about a group of illegal miners, commonly known as “zama zamas” that were being transported in three minibus taxis and a bakkie (LDV) in Ariston Road, Orkney.

“The police stopped those vehicles and it is alleged that some of the illegal miners tried to flee. They allegedly fired shots towards the police and the latter returned fire. One suspect was wounded and later died, whilst being treated in a nearby hospital.

“A 9mm pistol and ammunition were found next to him and confiscated as well as the three vehicles allegedly used during the commission of the crime,” she said.

Meanwhile, the North West Police Commissioner, Lieutenant General Sello Kwena, lauded the police for their continuous hard work, which led to the arrest and confiscation of the firearm, ammunition and vehicles. Kwena strongly warned that illicit economic activities will not be tolerated and that those involved will be dealt with harshly.

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Motshameki wa maloba wa Mighty Boys FC a atlholwa dingwaga dile robedi kwa kgolegelong morago ga go betelela lekgarebe lengwe


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

Ka OBAKENG MAJE

Motshamekapele wa maloba o diphatsa wa setlhopha sa selegae sa Mighty Boys FC kwa motseng wa Manthe, gaufi le Taung, o a tlhotswe dingwaga dile robedi kwa kgolegelong ka ntlheng ya go betelela. Bakang Katong (32) yo jaanong eleng rakgwebo, ebile a latofadiwa ka go gweba ka diritibatsi, a ne a betelela lekgarebe lengwe la kwa Buxton ka ngwaga wa 2017.

Go begwa fa Katong, yo oneng a tswa kwa Johannesburg ka nako eo, a ne a neelwa lekgarebe leo ke mongwe wa bakgweetsi ba ditekesi kwa Schweizer Reneke gore a mo gorotshe ka pabalasego kwa lapeng.

Fela, Katong a ne a tsena-tsena ka lekgarebe leno, mme a feleletsa a ipagololetse mogodu. Gape, lekgarebe le, lene la kaya fa le nyeleletswe ke madi a kanang ka R2000 mo tiragalong eo.

Kgotlha-tshekelo 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 seno, one a letsetsa lekgarebe le, le go kopana le lone kwa Taung Mall mo letsatsing le le latelang.

Katong one a fitlha a mo kopa go mo neela madi a kanang ka R2000 a go begwang a nyeletse le go mo neela R500 eleng pipa-molomo gore a ye go tsholola kgetsi ya petelelo kgatlhanong le ene.

Fela lekgarebe le, le ne la gana go tsaya madi ao. Kgotlha-tshekelo e utlwile gape fa mmagwe lekgarebe leno, yo eneng 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 magistrata 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 mo kgetsing ya petelelo.

Kgabagare, 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 ne a tshwarelwa go gweba ka diritibatsi, mme a duela kotlhao mo dikgetsing dile pedi.

Katong gape o lebane le kgetsi ya polao e e diragetseng kwa motseng wa Manthe.

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