The police in Olifantshoek are appealing to the public to assist in locating Sara Koran (41), who is residing at 2002 Makalani Township, in Olifantshoek. The Northern Cape police spokesperson, Sergeant Timothy Sam said Koran was last seen by her daughter on 9 March 2024, when she left her at Makukukwe farm in Olifanshoek.
“Anyone who might have information about the whereabouts of Koran, is urged to contact Sergeant KG Mqaisa at 073 840 2654 or 08600 10111 or either sms anonymously to 32211 or use the MySAPS app.
“All information received will be treated confidentially. The public is also reminded that, there is no waiting period to report a person missing,” he said.
A man (47) has been sentenced to 66 years imprisonment by the De Aar Regional Court for 13 counts of sexual offences. Coert Botha lured young boys between the ages of 9 and 14 to his residence and commit acts of sexual violation, including rape.
The Northern Cape police spokesperson, Sergeant Timothy Sam said, the police investigations led to more victims, that resulted in the arrest of the accused, who was then charged with 13 counts of sexual offences.
Sam said Botha was found guilty on all 13 charges and sentenced for rape, sexual violation, exposure and display of pornographic material, causing a child to witness self mastubation and attempt to commit an act of sexual violation.
“All counts will run concurrently and the accused’s name will be entered into the National Register for Sex Offenders and was declared unfit to possess a firearm,” he said.
Meanwhile, the Northern Cape Police Commissioner, Lieutenant General Koliswa Otola, said they welcome the sentence handed over to Botha. Otola further said Notha committed the offences between September 2019 and April 2021.
“We would like to praise the Investigating and Prosecution team, Detective Sergeant Ilse Fan and Advocate Tevaughnay Van Wyk, for the thorough investigative work and presentation of the case.
“The police will remain relentless in ensuring that justice is served for victims of GBVF. The police also encourage the public to rate the police efforts in fighting crime by participating in the “RATE OUR SERVICE” online survey to assist the police in improving services” she added.
Picture: A bakkie that was confiscated by the police/Supplied
By OBAKENG MAJE
The disruptive illegal mining operations continue unabated in Kleinzee and led to the arrests of six suspects. On 14 March 2024, whilst members of Operation Vala Umgodi executed waylay duties and Vehicle Check Points (VCPs), they encountered a blue Mazda bakkie with six occupants.
The Northern Cape police spokesperson, Sergeant Molefi Shemane said, the bakkie was allegedly loaded with eleven bags containing possible diamond bearing gravel and tools. Shemane said all six suspects aged between 22 and 37, were arrested for illegal mining and the bakkie confiscated.
“The operation led to the arrest of another twelve undocumented Lesotho Nationals and two South Africans between the ages of 22 and 40, also for illegal mining.
“The police further confiscated a Toyota bakkie and mining implements, believed to be used in the commission of illicit mining. The police will continue with their proactive illicit mining operational activities, and other related crimes in the targeted areas.
Komiti ya Tlhokego Ya Metsi Concerned Group ya re ga gona divouto tse di tlileng go nna teng go ralala Taung ka bophara fa baagi ba sa bone metsi. Komiti e, e tlhotse e kopane mo letsatsing la gompieno kwa dikantorong tsa Batlhaping Baga Phuduhucwana kwa Chiefscourt.
Mongwe wa maloko a komiti e, Moabi Oshupeng are tshwetso e ya bone ba e tshotse morago ga go akediwa ke setlamo se se rebolang metsi sa Magalies Water, ga mmogo le masepala wa sedika wa Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati. Oshupeng are, Magalies Water e ile ya tshepisa baagi gore metsi a tlile go nna teng fa Mopitlwe a ne a rogwa.
Fela Oshupeng o shupile fa dipompo di setse di kgadile le go fitlha ga jaana.
“Re fa gompieno, mme kgang-kgolo ke tlhokego ya metsi. O tla gopola gore go ile ga tsewa le matsapa ka kgwedi ya Mopitlwe, mme ga go nko e tswa lemina. Jaanong, re tlile go dula mo fatshe re kopanye ditlhogo le go tla ka tharabololo mo ntlheng e.
“Re ile ra dumalana ka gangwe gore, re tlile go kwalela mafapha otlhe a amegang mo kgannyeng e ya tlhokego ya metsi, jaaka masepala o mogolwane wa Taung, Lefapha la Metsi le Kgelelo-leswe, Magalies Water, masepala wa sedika wa Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati, ga mmogo le puso ya rona ya Bokone Bopirima,” Oshupeng wa tlhalosa.
Oshupeng are ntlha-kgolo ke gore, ga ba batle fa ba tsaya tshwetso, go be go nna le lefapha le le reng lone ga le itse sepe, gonne tshwetso eo ga e tle go nna monate. Oshupeng are ba tshotse tshwetso ya gore ga ba tle go vouta jaaka baagi ba Taung fa go sena metsi.
“Ka bokhutshwane ra re, No Water, No Vote. Re tlile go ba fa matsatsi a le mararo fela ba be ba re arabile gonne re lobaka re kwala makwalo, mme go sa nne le pharologano,” Oshupeng wa tlhalosa.
Modulasetilo wa Tlhokego Ya Metsi Concerned Group, George Mmapalentwa are: “Magalies Water ene ere tshepisitse gore e tlile go re neela metsi mo bekeng e fitileng, fela go fitlha ga jaana, ga go nko e tswang lemina.
“Jaanong, re kopane jaaka komiti mme re tlile go romela makwalo go batsaya-karolo botlhe, ele go ba itsise ka tshwetso ya rona ya gore ga gona divoutu tse di tlileng go nna teng fa metsi a seo.”
Mongwe wa baagi, Tebogo Ntloyakhumo go tswa kwa Ditshilong are bana le sebaka sa ngwaga jaanong ba sena metsi. Ntloyakhumo are ke motho o a nwang dipilisi, mme fa metsi a seo ke bothata.
“Re ka itumela thata fa re ka thusiwa ka ditanka tsa metsi re sentse re emetse gore madutelo a baakangwe. Re le baagi ba re nnang kwa thabeng, metsi ga a re fitlhelele. Jaanong, re ikuela go masepala go re tlisetsa ditanka,” Ntloyakhumo wa tlhalosa.
Kgabagare, molekgotlha kwa masepaleng wa Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati, Pico Seepamere yo ebileng a ikarabela ka mafaratlhatlha kwa komiting ya ga majoro are: “Re tla itsise baagi gore re okeditse dirori tse di neelanang ka metsi mo Taung. Gape, re emetse ditanka di le 15 tse re tlileng go diphasalatsang le metse e farologaneng ya Taung.
“Se, se tlile go re thusa gore metse yotlhe e fitlhelele metsi. Jaanong, re kopile ka tswedintswe gore, baagi ba ba kgonang gore beela ditanka tse mo dijarateng tsa bone, ba dire jalo. Seo se tla thusa gore metsi ao a se kgotlhelege.”
Seepamere are mo bekeng e e fitileng, ba ne ba tsenetse kopano le setlamo sa Vaalharts.
“Re dumalane le bone gore re tshwanetswe gore re okeletswe metsi. O tla gopola gore, diperesente di le 70 tsa metsi are a bonang, a fetela kwa temo-thuong. Jaanong, seo se re tlogele ka diperesente di le 30 tsa metsi a nowang.
“Maswabi ke gore, le one metsi ao, re a kgaoganya le balemi ba mo Taung. Jaanong, seo se dira gore go nne le tlhokego e e tseneletseng ya metsi. Fela re setse re kwaletse ba lefapha la metsi ga mmogo le kgelelo-leswe, gore ba re okeletse metsi,” Seepamere wa tlhalosa.
Seepamere are masepala o tsweletse ka go aga madutelo, mme mangwe a one a tla dirisetswa go tlhatswa metsi. Seepamere are, metsi a bonwang kwa Taung, ana le iron e ntsi go fitlha ga jaana.
Setshwantsho: Batsaya-karolo ba ba farologaneng kwa kopanong ya ntwa kgatlhanong le tshotlakako ya bong
Ka OBAKENG MAJE
Baagi go ralala Taung ka bophara, ba tsweletse go itemogela ditshotlakako tsa bong mo malapeng a bone. Go ya ka dipalopalo, motse wa Magogong, o tsweletse go di goga kwa pele mo ditshotlakakong tsa bong.
Jaanong, kemedi go tswa kwa Regodile Community Development Centre, Bakang Sebokolodi are, ba tlile ka porogerama ya go ruta baagi go ka lwa kgatlhanong le sera se. Sebokolodi are ba tlhotse ba kopane le batsaya-karolo botlhe kwa dikantorong tsa Batlhaping Baga Phuduhucwana kwa motseng wa Chiefcourt mo letsatsing la gompieno.
“Maikaelelo a rona a go tshwara kopano e, re batla go tsibosa baagi ka kakaretso ka tshotlakako ya bong. Jaanong, re bitsa kopano e ya rona: “The Rock”, mme re kopane le sepodisi gore se tle go thusa ka go fitisa molaetsa.
“Mokgatlho wa rona, o rotloetsa banna ka bontsi go ema kgatlhanong le tshotlakako ya bong, ga mmogo le go ba ruta ka maitshwaro a siame go basadi le bana. Diporegerama tsa rona ga di a tota bomme le bana fela. Borre le bone ke karolo ya kopano e, gonne le bone ba amega,” Sebokolodi wa tlhalosa.
Kemedi ya sepodisi go tswa kwa seteisheneng sa sepodisi sa Taung, Sergeant Kgalalelo Ntlolokwane are ba fa gompieno go tla go thankgolola letsholo la ntwa kgatlhanong le tshotlakako ya bong. Ntlolokwane are maitlhomo le maikaelo ke go tla go lemotsha baagi ka kakaretso mabapi le ditla-morago tsa tshotlhakako ya bong.
“Ga se basadi le bana fela ba ba shotlakakiwang, mme le borre ba le bantsi ba itemogela tshotlakako e, fela ba didimetse. Jaanong, re ikuela go baagi ka kakaretso go se mele muta moganong, mme ba buele kwa ntle ka mathata a bone fa ba shotlakakiwa. Go ya ka dipalopalo go tswa kwa Lefapheng la Boitekanelo, bontsi jwa balwetsi ba ba amogelwang kwa maokelong a farologaneng ka ntlha ya kgatelelo ya maikutlo, ke ba ba shotlakakiwang kwa malapeng.
“Jaanong, re tlile ka tsibogo e go ka itsise baagi gore tshotlakako ya bong ke segajaja mo baaging. Ra itse gore mopresidente wa naga, Cyril Ramaphosa, o itsisitse tshotlakako ya bong jaaka segajaja se se tsweletseng go repitla sechaba. Tshotlakako e tshimolola ele e nnye, mme e gole fa e sa emisiwe, e feleletsa e tshotse botshelo jwa motswasetlhabelo,” Ntlolokwane wa tlhalosa.
Ntlolokwane are ba ikuela go baagi gore ba buele kwa ntle, mme batle go sepodisi gore ba ba thuse. Are go le gantsi, batswa-setlhabelo ba itemogela ditshotlakako fa ba tswa kwa mafelong a go iphanngwang ka nnotagi kwa go one.
Kgabagare, kemedi ya segosi go tswa kwa motseng wa Buxton, Dineo Motlhetlhi are: “Kopano e, ene e rulagantswe ke setheo sa Regodile. Kgang e ba tsamayang ka yone ke go itsise baagi ka ditla-morago tsa tshotlakako. Tshotlakako ya bong e ama mongwe le mongwe, ke ka jalo re batlang gore mongwe le mongwe a tseye karolo mo ntweng e.
“Baagi ba tshwanetse go itse gore, tshotlakako ya bong, ga e bue fela le borre, kgotsa bomme. Jaanong, go tlile go nna bonolo fa mongwe le mongwe a itsise sepodisi ka tshotlakako e. Tshotlakako e gongwe le gongwe, mme ga nkitla ke re kwa motseng wa rona wa Buxton ga eo, gonne re a e bona ya diragala.”
Motlhetlhi are nako enngwe, dirukutlhi di tsenelela bagolo mo motseng wa bone, fa basimanyana ba betelela makgarebe le go ba ntaya.
Setshwantsho: Baruti go tswa kwa dikereng ka go farologana ba rapelela tsela ya D201 kwa Kgomotso
Ka OBAKENG MAJE
Baagi ba motse wa Kgomotso, gaufi le Taung, ba amogetse thapelo ya tsela e eneng e rulagantswe ke masepala o mogolwane wa Taung mo letsatsing la gompieno. Molekgotlha wa masepala, Itumeleng Maribe are, ba ne ba rulagantse thapelo mo tseleng ya D201, gonne ba itemogetse dikotsi di le dintsi mo tseleng e mo nakong e e fitileng.
Go ya ka Maribe, ba ne ba memile dikereke ka go farologana, mme seo se tlile go rotloetsa badirisi ba tsela go nna kelo-tlhoko ka dinako tsotlhe. Maribe are jaaka naga e tla e lebile matsatsi a paseka, ba batla go kopa batho botlhe gore ba ikele tlhoko, mme ba efoge go nna batswa-setlhabelo ba dikotsi tsa tsela.
“Fa ke ne ke simolola go nna molekgotlha wa kgorwana e ya 20 ka 2016, dikotsi tsa ditsela, segolo-bogolo jang mo tseleng ya D201, di ne di le kwa godimo thata. Jaanong, re bone fa go le botlhokwa gore retle ka lenaneo le lago rapelela tsela.
“Re bone fa go le botlhokwa gore re laletse Modimo mo thapelong e, mme re rapele le diputhego tse di farologaneng. Seo se tla re thusa go romela molaetsa go badirisi ba tsela gore ba tswelele go ipabalela. Fa esale re tshimolotse ka thapelo e ngwaga le ngwaga, re itemogetse kwelo-tlase mo dikotsing tsa tsela mo tseleng e,” Maribe wa tlhalosa.
Maribe are jaanong ba ile ba mema le Lefapha la Ditirelo tsa Setshaba le Ditsela go ka tla ka tsereganyo. Maribe are lefapha le ile la tsenya diphophola (traffic calming) mo tseleng eo.
“Seo se ile sa re thusa thata gore bakgweetsi ba kgweetse ka iketlo mo tseleng e, thata jang fa ba kgweetsa mogare ga motse,” Maribe wa tlhalosa.
Kgabagare, moruti go tswa kwa Lefapheng la Pharakano, Chaplin Modirakgotla Jerry Batshelakang are, tirelo e ya thapelo e botlhokwa gonne e tlile go tsibosa badirisi ba tsela. Batshelakang are ka ba dumela gore thapelo ke maatla, ke ka moo ba boneng go le botlhokwa go ikgolaganya le mmopi.
“Ke dumela fa re bone pharologano mo dikotsing tsa tsela e, fa esale re tshimolotse go rapela. Nako le nako fa re rapelela tsela e, re simolola kwa go yone go kopa maatla le botlhale kwa Modimong.
“Re leboga botsamaise jwa rona go tla ka lenaane le. Dikotsi tsa tsela go le gantsi di tlholwa ke maitsholo a botlhatswa a badirisi ba tsela. Ke eletsa fa go ka nna le thupelelo ya maitshwaro mo bakgweetsing, ga mmogo le badirisi ba tsela ka kakaretso. Ga re gane, dikotsi tse dingwe tsa tsela di tlholwa ke gore bakgweetsi ba kgweetsa ba iphantse ka nnotagi ka dinako tse dingwe,” Batshelakang wa tlhalosa.
Are o rotloetsa batsamaya-ka-dinao go apara diaparo tse di bonalang fa ba tsamaya mo tseleng, thata jang fa go le bosigo. Batshelakang are, o ikuela go bakgweetsi go se kgweetse ka lebelo le le kwa godimo, kgotsa go kgweetsa ba itshietse.
Picture: North West MEC for Social Development, Lazarus Mokgosi
By OBAKENG MAJE
The ANC Chief Whip of the North West Provincial Legislature (NWPL), Paul Sebegoe on Friday, wished the ANC Provincial Deputy Chairperson and North West MEC for Social Development, Lazarus Mokgosi a speedy recovery. This comes after Mokgosi and his protectors were involved in a car accident near Swartruggens on Thursday, while driving to Rustenburg.
The acting North West Premier, Nono Maloyi, MEC Mokgosi said Mokgosi was reportedly rushed to the hospital with minor injuries. Maloyi said Mokgosi was involved in an accident on the N4 road, near Swartruggens, while on route to an official engagement in Rustenburg.
“The North West Provincial Government (NWPG) can confirm that the protectors who were travelling with Mokgosi, have been discharged after sustaining minor injuries.
“Mokgosi also sustained minor injuries and has been admitted at the nearby hospital. We would like to take this opportunity to wish both Mokgosi and his protectors a full recovery,” he said.
Meanwhile, Sebegoe said: “On behalf of the ANC Caucus in the North West Provincial Legislature (NWPL), we wish Mokgosi a speedy recovery, healing and restoration. We are grateful that he survived the accident on his birthday, while discharging his responsibilities with dedication.
“Mokgosi’s incapacity occurred at a crucial stage of the ANC election campaign, when the contribution of every cadre and volunteer of the movement was much needed. While this is a blow we are confident that, as a courageous revolutionary cadre, he will bounce back to good health in time for the last push of the campaign.”
He also wished Mokgosi’s two protectors who were with him in the vehicle when they met the accident a speedy recovery. Sebegoe said the duo has since been discharged from hospital after receiving treatment for minor injuries.
Banyana Banyana coach, Desiree Ellis has announced a preliminary 30-member squad for the highly anticipated fourth round CAF Women’s Olympic qualifier against Nigeria next month. Ellis said the Sasol-sponsored South African senior women’s team is two games away from qualifying for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.
She further said this comes after beating Tanzania 1-0 (aggregate 4-0) in a second leg third round CAF Women’s Olympic qualifier at the Mbombela stadium in Mpumalanga last month. Ellis added that her charges will go into camp on 25 March 2024 in preparation for the showdown against their long-time rivals.
“The final 23-player squad will be finalised for the Olympic qualifier when we name the team later this month. The venue for the home leg of the mouth-watering clash will be communicated by the South African Football Association (SAFA) in the coming days.
“Wendy Shongwe was withdrawn from the preliminary squad list due to injury. Kholosa Biyana was also not considered as she suffered an injury during the Olympic qualifier against Tanzania last month,” she said.
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