The Confederation of African Football (CAF) and the South African Football Association (SAFA), will in the coming week host a Club Licensing Online Platform (CLOP) workshop. The seminar will take place in Johannesburg from 4-6 June 2024.
Clubs from the Premier Soccer League (PSL) and the Hollywoodbets Super League will attend the workshop, which will mainly focus on the in-depth training sessions for users of the platform.
The general objectives of the workshop are training of the users for the CLOP, present the CAF Club Licensing regulatory framework (edition 2022) for men and women and explanation of mandatory criteria for the domestic and continental competitions.
SAFA President Dr Danny Jordaan, will open the workshop and it will also be attended by the SAFA CEO, Lydia Monyepao, her PSL counterpart Mato Madlala and the CAF Head of Professional Football, Muhammad Sidat.
“I am looking forward to welcoming all participants to this important and informative club licensing workshop. In this modern world we live in, it is important for all clubs to keep up with the modern trends,’’ said Jordaan.
We have just held a successful general election. Last week, over 16 million citizens cast their votes at more than 23,000 voting stations across the country. This was the most competitive election we have held since attaining democracy in 1994, with a record number of political parties on the ballot and independent candidates standing for the first time.
This election has been declared free and fair. It took place peacefully and without serious incidents of intimidation or violence. This is a credit to the Independent Electoral Commission, to the political parties and their leadership, and above all to the South African people.
By discharging this important civic duty, South Africans have done more than exercise their right to vote. They have shown that they continue to hold our democratic order and our Constitution in high regard.
This successful poll shows that our democracy is strong, that it is robust and that it endures.
This constitutional order is anchored in the rule of law, supported by institutions for advancing democracy, such as the Independent Electoral Commission, and upheld by an independent judiciary.
Since 1994 we have strived together to build a country that is democratic, prosperous and free, and this remains the defining mission of our nation. With us now having entered a new phase in our democratic journey, political parties will have to strive in earnest to find common ground as we work to rebuild our country.
Although every political party carries a mandate based on the commitments they made to the electorate, all parties share an over-arching mandate to build a country that is inclusive, united and prosperous.
This moment in our country calls for responsible leadership and constructive engagement. There can be no place for threats of violence or instability.
South Africans must stand firm against any attempts to undermine the constitutional order we have worked so hard to build, and for which so many struggled and sacrificed.
Whatever challenges we may face as political events unfold, they should be dealt with in a spirit of cooperation and in accordance with the prescripts of our Constitution and the rule of law.
Despite the mammoth logistical undertaking, and despite a number of challenges it faced, the Independent Electoral Commission once more acquitted itself with excellence, professionalism and integrity.
According to the results of the Election Satisfaction Survey conducted by the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC), the majority of voters surveyed expressed confidence in the IEC. Furthermore, the majority were also generally satisfied with the voting procedures, felt safe to cast their ballots in secrecy, and were confident that the election was free and fair.
Having achieved yet another milestone on our democratic journey, we should all take pride in our own contribution towards giving meaning to the values and principles of our constitutional democracy.
As we work as political parties to find each other across the divide in the coming weeks and months, let us demonstrate both in our actions and our utterances that we hold the Constitution and the rule of law to be paramount.
Let us remember that whatever authority, whatever power, we are entrusted with must be exercised to advance the interests of the South African people.
Now more than ever, we need to put our differences aside and work together for the common good.
Setshwantsho: Monna o latofadiwang ka go teketa mmagwe, Mphumelelo Thobela
Ka OBAKENG MAJE
Monna wa kwa motseng wa Matolong gaufi le Taung, yo a latofadiwang ka go teketa mmagwe, o reboletswe beile ya R500 ke kgotlhatshekelo ya Taung mo letsatsing la gompieno. Ka di 2 Motsheganong 2024, go begwa fa Mpumelelo Thobela (41) a ile a goroga kwa gagabo, mme a fitlha a kopa mmagwe (73) madi a gwa go reka nnotagi. Fela, go begwa fa mosadimogolo a ne a itoka fa a sena le peni.
Go begwa fa seo se ile sa shakgatsa Thobela. Go ya ka dipego, Thobela one a mo tlhasela le go mo goga-goga mo mmileng. Go begwa fa mosadimogolo a ne a kuwa mokgosi. Go begwa fa baagisani ba ne ba utlwa selelo seo sa ga Ragele, mme ba mo tlhaga thuso, le go mo namola mo diatleng tsa ga Thobela.
Go ya ka sebueledi sa sa sepodisi mo Bokone Bophirima, Col Adele Myburgh, Thobela gape o latofadiwa ka go tlola molao-peelo wa Protection Order under Domestic Violence Act, 1998 (Act No 116 of 1998).
Thobela o ile a tlhagelela lekgetlho la ntlha kwa kgotlhatshekelo ka Mosupulogo, mme kgetsi ya gagwe ya shutisediwa mo letsatsing la gompieno. Kgetsi ya ga Thobela e buseditswe morago go fitlha di 3 Seetebosigo 2024, mme ene o tla nama a letile kwa ntle.
Kgabagare, mogokaganyi wa sedika wa Women Mobilisation Committee go tswa kwa lekoko la sepolotiki la Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), Masego Lepedi are: “Jaaka re le bomme, mme re ikarabela ka ntwa kgatlhanong le tshotlakako ya bong, re kgala thata tiragalo e e diragetseng. Ditiragalo tsa tshotlakako ya basadi le bana di dintsi, fela boammaruri ke gore setsosa sa kgang ke botlhoka-tiro mo nageng. Ke ka moo rona jaaka EFF re ikuela gore go tlhamiwe ditiro.
“Botlhoka-tiro ke seemo se se boima, mme se tlhoka go ka tsibogelwa ka nako. Re kgala thata tiragalo e, mme re ikuela gore molao o tseye karolo. Go tlaleletsa mo go seo, rena le Rehabilitation Centre mo Taung e e sa direng. Maloko a rona a EFF ba eleng barongwa-pusong, ba ile ba tsaya matsapa le go ya go lekola seemo sa Rehabilitation Centre eo, mme ba fitlhela fa e sa dire.”
Lepedi are jaanong go sa dire ga Rehabilitation Centre go ama matshelo a baagi. Are ba dumela gore fa Rehabilitation Centre ene e dira, ba tla bo ba bona phapang.
“Dikgwetlho tsa bana ba ba shotlhang batsadi ba bone di teng, mme fela ba kabe ba ya go ikgopolola kwa go yone. Bontsi jwa bone ba dirisa diritibatsi le nnotagi botlhatshwa ka ntlheng ya seemo sa khumanego se ba tshelelang mo go sone.
“Seemo se re tshelelang mo go sone, ke sa khumanego mme se tlhotlheletsa dilo tsotlhe tse di maswe tse di diragalang. Bagaetsho, puso ya rona ere paletse, mme re tshelela mo lehumeng le mo tshotlakako,” Lepedi wa tlhalosa.
Are ga gona sepe se se botokwa se ba tla se shupang se sentle se se dirilweng ke puso e mo tlase ga lekoko la ANC.
Arson case against seven accused persons from Manthe village, near Taung, is expected to resume today at the Taung Regional Court. This comes after the case was postponed on 27 May 2024, due to unavailability of the defence lawyer.
The former soccer star, Odiseng “Teenage” Komane (42), Obakeng “Prosto” Mogabale (47) Mothusi Motimeng, Pretty “Zero” Masibelele (37), Ali Sakiele (51), Ontiretse Patrick Gosenyegang (39) and the former Mega Stars FC goalie, Katlego “Makgasa” Tikane (33), were arrested and charged for arson.
The seven accused were arrested by the police in July 2022 during an intelligence-driven operation. In May 2022, the community members embarked on a violent protest, torched three houses and looted the Disoufeng tavern belonging to Katong’s family.
They accused the alleged drug lord and rapist, Bakang Katong (33) of killing the late Thabiso Mothibedi (35).
The North West police spokesperson, Brig Sabata Mokgwabone said: “We can confirm that the police have arrested seven suspects for arson and they were granted R500 bail each.”
Meanwhile, Bakang, and his brother, Phenyo “The Great” Katong (35), Thabang Lenyai (24) and Katlego “Makita” Mosimege (32), were arrested for Mothibedi’s murder.
The police preliminary investigation revealed that, on 29 April 2022, Mothibedi was at Lenganeng village near Taung. Katong and his cronies allegedly fetched and transported him back to Manthe village after accusing him of stealing R20 000 and cigarettes worth R600.
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