Picture: The pig carcasses seized by police/Supplied
By REGINALD KANYANE
Four men aged between 29 and 33 have been arrested in the early hours of Thursday (1 February 2024) for stock theft by the Northern Cape Provincial Organized Crime Investigation Unit.
The Northern Cape police spokesperson, Sergeant Merapelo Pilane said the police were conducting investigation duties and tracing of wanted suspects in the vicinity of Barkley West at around 03:30am when they noticed a suspicious vehicle and decided to stop it.
“All the occupants tried to flee the scene and abandon their vehicle, but four of them were apprehended by the police. Upon further investigation, eight pig carcasses were found in the loading bin of the bakkie.
“None of the men could provide a satisfactory explanation regarding the ownership of the carcasses. All four suspects will appear in the Barkley West Magistrate’s Court soon,” she said.
Picture: The Bantwana Bantwana coach, Nchabeleng Modiko/Google
By OBAKENG MAJE
The South African U17 Women’s National Team arrived in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in high spirits on Wednesday night, ahead of their first leg of the 2024 FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup qualifier.
Bantwana will take on Ethiopia in the away leg on 4 February 2024 at the Abebe Bekilla Stadium, before heading back to Mzansi to prepare for the home leg on 10 February 2024.
The Bantwana Bantwana coach, Nthabeleng “Dunga” Modiko is confident of her troops and believes they have what it takes to come home with a much-needed victory.
Speaking to http://www.safa.net, Modiko emphasized the importance of this encounter, their mission to qualify for the FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup and the inclusion of an extra player to the squad.
“We missed out on the last U17 World Cup with loses to Ethiopia, so we have a score to settle. We are here to ensure that we give our best away from home to make the task a bit easier for us, when they travel to South Africa on 10 February 2024,” said Modiko.
The home leg will be played at Lucas Moripe Stadium in Pretoria.
“We believe we have a good squad, with some great potential. We as the Technical staff have done all the groundwork and it is up to the players now to implement everything we have worked on in training over the past two and a half weeks.
“We are also very grateful to the association for allowing us to call up Nobahle Mdelwa from Spain. If you remember, she was one of two players who were selected to join the La Liga Academy through a partnership with COSAFA last September,” she said.
Modiko further said, unfortunately, they could not call up Sinazo Ntshota due to injury. She added that, Mdelwa arrived over the weekend and her football journey has inspired all the other players to dig deep because she is a living example of what football can do for a young girl child.
“She has also been very impressive in training, and her development showed in the two practices matches we had, so we are very happy to have her in the squad,” said Modiko.
The South African U17 Women’s National Team will have another two days of training to polish their skills ahead of the Sunday encounter.
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