Setshwantsho: Dithunya le matlhatlhela tse di bonweng kwa Lehatlheng ke sepodisi
Ka OBAKENG MAJE
13 Ngwanatsele 2024- Batho ba babedi ba ba ileng ba tshwarwa kwa Lehatlheng kwa motseng wa Dryharts, gaufi le Taung ka di 8 Ngwanatsele 2024, ba golotswe ka beile ya mahala. Go begwa fa molatofadiwa, Keneilwe Kgorotlhe-Mothupi (26) a ile a tshwarwa ka diritibatsi di tshwana le mandrax, Crystal Meth, Nyaope, ga mmogo le matokwane tsa boleng jwa R21 200.
Go begwa fa sepodisi se ile sa thopa madi a seatleng a lekanyediwang go R7000, a go dumelwang fa a ka tswa ele ditlamorago tsa thekiso e ya diritibatsi.
Sebueledi sa sepodisi sa Bokone Bophirima, Brigadier Sabata Mokgwabone are sepodisi se ile sa fetela kwa ntlung enngwe teng kwa Lehatlheng le go e phuruphutsa, mme se ile sa tshwara monna, Kula Gasealahwe 51, morago ga go fitlhela diritibatsi tsa mandrax tsa boleng jwa R2500 le dithunya, ga mmogo le matlhatlhela.
“Sepodisi se ile sa phuruphutsha ntlo eo, mme sa fitlhela dithunya tse pedi tsa 9mm le di magazines, magazine ole mongwe wa sethunya sa R5, dikolo di le 6 tsa sethunya sa R5, dikolo di 31 tsa sethunya sa 9mm, ga mmogo le dikolo di le tharo tsa sethunya sa 7.5mm. Sepodisi gape se fitlheletse di radio di le tharo tsa puisano.
“Balatofadiwa ba tlhageletse ka boripana kwa kgotlha-tshekelo ya Taung ka di 11 Ngwanatsele 2024,” Mokgwabone.
Go begwa fa Kgotlha-tshekelo e neetse Kgorotlhe-Mothupi yo go begwang fa ele mosadi wa motshwarwa mongwe, Thapelo “Bendo” Mothupi, yo o atlholetsweng ngwaga le le kgwedi kwa ntlolefitshwana, beile ya mahala, ga mmogo le Gasealahwe.
Go begwa fa se se tlile morago ga gore Mothupi a letsetse sepodisi, mme a tlhalosa fa diritibatsi le dithunya tse di bonweng, ele tsa gagwe. Kgetsi e buseditswe morago go fitlha ka di 10 Sedimonthole 2024.
Kgabagare, Mokomishinara wa sepodisi mo Bokone Bophirima, Lieutenant General Sello Kwena, o akgotse sepodisi morago ga go tshwarwa ga balatofadiwa.
Picture: Some of illegal miners arrested by police/Supplied
By BAKANG MOKOTO
13 November 2024- The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) in North West said it is shocked by the discovery of illicit mining taking place in Khuma Township, Stilfontein. This comes after dead bodies have allegedly been discovered by community members, who have surveyed the mine.
The EFF provincial spokesperson, Fanon Moema said community members conducted an investigation underground when their family members did not return home for days and alerted the authorities. Moema said according to the South African Police Services (SAPS), there are over 4500 miners trapped underground.
“The EFF is dismayed by the report that the North West Provincial Government, South African Police Services, Department of Mineral Resources and Emergency
Services do not have the capacity to go underground to retrieve surviving miners and account for the dead bodies.
“The SAPS has only stopped the supply of food underground as a mechanism to force the miners out of the mine. The reliance of the state organs on the community to assist in conducting investigation and oversight renders the government incompetent, complacent and shockingly incapacitated,” he said.
Moema further said they call upon all state organs, including SAPS Specialized task unit, the army and emergency services to collaborate in retrieving the alleged dead bodies, sick and all persons underground. He added that they call for law enforcement agencies to work with miners to capture syndicate bosses involved in the selling and buying of extracted minerals.
“The root problem of illicit mining lies in the fact that mining companies that previously operated at the site have neglected the site without putting in place rehabilitation and security measures.
“The EFF acknowledges that illegal mining is often a consequence of broader socio-economic issues such as poverty, unemployment and lack of formal job opportunities,” said Moema.
He said many people involved in illegal mining do so out of economic necessity, as formal employment options are limited, particularly in impoverished areas. Moema said in this regard, the EFF emphasizes that a broader strategy to tackle poverty and unemployment is needed in parallel with efforts to curb illegal mining activities.
“While we condemn illicit mining in its current form, we also support the idea of formalizing and regulating small-scale mining. The EFF argue that the state should create legal frameworks to support small miners, providing them with the necessary tools, licenses and access to resources, thereby reducing the incentives for illegal mining.
“The EFF expresses concerns about the devastating effects of illicit mining, both on the environment and the lives of miners. Illicit mining often occurs in unsafe and exploitative conditions, where miners face significant risks without the necessary protection or support,” he said.
Moema said illicit mining often results in accidents, violence, and the environmental harm caused by the lack of regulatory oversight.
Meanwhile, the North West police spokesperson, Brigadier Sabata Mokgwabone said: “A number of illegal miners who resurfaced rose from the initial 269 to 439. In total, the number of illegal miners who resurfaced between 18 October and 5 November 2004, rose to just above 1000.
“The suspects are still being processed accordingly. The 55 suspects arrested on 2 November 2024, appeared in court 5 November 2024. However, charges against them were withdrawn. They were nevertheless detained by Immigration Officials in terms of Section 34 of the Immigration Act, 2002, pending deportation order.”
13 November 2024- The North West Premier, Lazarus Mokgosi said the quarterly Labour Force Survey regarding job creation in the province is on a positive trajectory. Thus far, half of the population of North West province is unemployed.
However, according to Statistics South Africa, the province has created 69 000 jobs in the third quarter of 2024.
Mokgosi said he has noted the latest Quarterly Labour Force Survey Report by Statistics South Africa with optimism and as a signal that efforts for economic reforms and job creation are starting to pay off.
He further said the province has initiated various intervention measures such as the finalization of the Provincial Growth and Development Strategy, the appointment of the Economic and Investment Advisory Council, resuscitation of the Skills Development Forum, as well as the accelerated and expanded advertising of vacant posts in the public service.
“All these efforts are aimed at addressing the scourge of unemployment in the province. While this is a step in the right direction, more needs to be done. We welcome the recent statistics on Quarterly Labour Force Survey, however more than half of the population remains unemployed.
“Expanded unemployment in the North West remains stubbornly high at 51.5%. The province will host a Jobs Summit early next year to strengthen the government’s efforts for job creation. We have decided to call a jobs summit early next year with different stakeholders to see how best we can find solutions to challenges of unemployment in the province,” said Mokgosi.
In preparation for this summit, he said they have lined up a series of meetings with industry leaders in Agriculture, Tourism and Mining. According to Mokgosi, it is through these efforts that they can be able to have consensus on how they deal with this challenge.
Meanwhile, the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) in the North West said it has noted with interest that the rate of unemployment has declined in the province, showing some indication that some jobs have been created over the past quarter.
COSATU provincial secretary, Kopano Konopi said this further provides some sign of improvement when looked at on a yearly basis. Konopi said this is the area which will demonstrate that there is still much work to be done for the provincial economy to absorb as many entrants to the labour market as possible.
“The official unemployment rate of the province declined by 4.5% in the past quarter and by 1.8% on a yearly basis. At the same time, official unemployment declined by 2.7% in the past quarter and by 0.3% on a year-on-year basis.
“While we note this improvement, the unemployment of the province still remains the highest if one looks at the expanded rate and the second highest at the official rate. The sectors which have grown the most are manufacturing, which grew by 26.2% on yearly basis but shrunk by 3.3% on quarterly basis,” he said.
Konopi said this was followed by agriculture which grew by 21.4% and no shrinkage. He said the third one is mining which grew by 10.2% and no shrinkage at all.
“While we can see based on the stats above that there is some increase in the number of people who have gained employment, this has not put a dent on the unemployment rate of the province.
We believe that for the unemployment to substantially decline, we need an employment growth rate of about 5% per quarter.
“It is then that we will see a real decline in the unemployment rate.
We believe that for the employment to grow we need a real policy shift in the economy of the province. We must also see commitment on investment on economic infrastructure to stimulate economic growth,” Konopi said.
He said while they are aware of the plans of the 7th administration, they believe some of the commitments need to be sped up so that they can see real economic growth, which is able to absorb many unemployed people of the province.
13 November 12, 2024- The official unemployment rate has decreased by 1.4 percentage points from 33.5% in the second quarter of 2024 to 32.1% in the third quarter (Q3) of 2024. This is according to the Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) for the third quarter of 2024.
“There was an increase of 294 000 in the number of employed persons to 16.9 million in Q3: 2024, while there was a decrease of 373 000 in the number of unemployed persons to 8.0 million. This resulted in a decrease of 79 000 (down by 0.3%) in the labour force during the same period.
“Discouraged work-seekers increased by 160 000 (up by 5.0%), and the number of persons who were not economically active for reasons other than discouragement increased by 54 000 (up by 0.4%) between the second quarter and third quarter of 2024. This led to an increase of 214 000 in the number of the not economically active population to 16.5 million,” Stats SA said on Tuesday.
The above changes in employment and unemployment resulted in the official unemployment rate decreasing by 1.4 percentage points from 33.5% in the second quarter of 2024 to 32.1% in the third quarter of 2024.
“The expanded unemployment rate in the third quarter of 2024 decreased by 0.7 of a percentage point to 41.9% when compared with the second quarter of 2024.
“The number of persons employed in the formal sector increased by 122 000 in Q3: 2024, and the informal sector employment increased by 165 000 over the same period,” Stats SA said.
The largest increases in employment were recorded in community and social services (194 000), construction (176 000) and trade (109 000).
Decreases in employment were recorded in finance (189 000), private households (32 000), manufacturing (20 000) and transport (18 000).
“The results also indicate that the largest increases in employment were observed in the Eastern Cape (83 000), Western Cape (75 000), North West (69 000) and Mpumalanga (49 000), while decreases were only observed in Gauteng (66 000) and KwaZulu-Natal (2 000).
“The youth (15 to 34 years) remain vulnerable in the labour market. The third quarter of 2024 results show that the total number of unemployed youth decreased by 171 000 to 4.8 million, while employed youth recorded an increase of 66 000 to 5.8 million.
“As a result, the youth unemployment rate decreased from 46.6% in the second quarter of 2024 to 45.5% in the third quarter of 2024,” Stats SA said. – SAnews.gov.za
13 November 2024 – Banyana Banyana coach, Dr Desiree Ellis will be inducted into the South African Hall of Fame this month. The revered Women’s Africa Cup of Nations-winning coach – who led the Sasol-sponsored South African senior women’s national team to the continental title in 2022 in Morocco – will be inducted with several figures from South African football on 20 November 2024.
According to the South African Hall of Fame, Ellis and her fellow inductees are “legends”, who have shaped the history of South African football and will be celebrated in a grand ceremony that recognises their unparalleled contributions both on and off the field.
Distinguished guests from across sports, entertainment, and government, including prominent figures in the world of football, will gather to honour these champions whose legacies have inspired generations. The event will pay tribute to their accomplishments, from the victories that brought South Africa to the forefront of international soccer to their continuous influence on the sport and society.
The inductees include legends such as former Bafana Bafana coach Ephraim “Shakes” Mashaba, erstwhile South African senior men’s national team captains Neil Tovey and Lucas Radebe, and the legendary Patrick “Ace”Ntsoelengoe, Jomo Sono and Nelson “Teenage” Dladla.
Ellis said she was humbled by the honour and thanked SAFA, her players, her support staff, Sasol and numerous other people who have contributed to her growth over the years.
“I am truly humbled and blessed. A big thank you to the South African Hall of Fame for the induction. A big thank you to the South African Football Association (SAFA) and Sasol for the unwavering support. I have to also say a very big thank you to the Banyana Banyana players and the staff, because we always speak about teamwork.
“We always say that individuals will get recognition, and I’m just blessed that I’m one of those individuals. I’m really, really happy and really excited,” she said.
Ellis further said this is a very high honour, and she is very appreciative of it to be with a group of such esteemed individuals. She added that to her family, who’ve always been there to support her, thank you very much, and she is just so blessed.
Meanwhile, SAFA President Dr Danny Jordaan said Ellis has continued to be a shining beacon and a huge ambassador for South African football.
“We are immensely proud of Desiree, and this is such an honour. This recognition is truly well-deserved. She is someone who continues to inspire a lot of people from different walks of life.
“She is someone that many aspiring players look up to, someone that aspiring coaches look up to and someone whose impact is felt across different sporting codes,” he said.
Previous inductees include former South Africa President Nelson Mandela, legendary golfer Gary Player, the 1995 and 2007 Rugby World Cup-winning Springbok teams, Dr Kaizer Motaung, and most recently, dozens of Team South Africa Olympic Medallists.
The Induction event will be hosted at the Montecasino Ballroom.
Picture: A house belonging to a traditional healer, Omphile Mothisuemang-Legodu set alight
By OBAKENG MAJE
13 November 2024- Three of nine accused in a murder, attempted murder, kidnapping, malicious damage to property and arson case from Modutung village, near Taung, will know their fate on Monday.
Letlhogonolo Mothibi (38), Thomas Morakanele (29) and Itumeleng Boikanyo (45), are facing charges of kidnapping, attempted murder and malicious damage to property, while Othusitse Oshubile (31), Paul Kwati (43), Tshepo Sekgetho (31), Lesego Mongale (34), Lebogang Morakabe (44) and Ogopoleng Semau (33), were charged with attempted murder, murder and arson.
The verdict on bail application against Mothibi, Morakanele and Boikanyo, will be announced on Monday. The bail application against Mongale, Oshubile, Kwati, Sekgetho, Semau and Morakabe was postponed until Thursday.
The North West police spokesperson, Brigadier Sabata Mokgwabone said a multi-disciplinary team assembled to investigate criminal activities that engulfed Modutung village in Taung on 20 October 2024. Mokgwabone said the accused persons were arrested for allegedly committing crimes after a missing girl, Rethabile Molapo’s burnt body was found and retrieved from an unused pit latrine.
“Following the discovery and the funeral of Molapo, some community members took the law into their own hands. Among others, they allegedly kidnapped and severely assaulted the traditional healer’ son, Kopano Legodu, set alight the traditional healer, Omphile Mothusiemang-Legodu’s house and ultimately killed her after she managed to get out of the house.
“They allegedly looted goods from a tavern and a tuckshop, which were then set ablaze. The investigations into the matter are underway and the possibility of more arrests cannot be ruled out,” he said.
Meanwhile, the North West Police Commissioner, Lieutenant General Sello Kwena, welcomed the success and commended the police involved in the investigation, tracing and subsequent arrests of the suspects. Kwena urged community members to remain calm and work with the police to ensure that all those who perpetrated acts of mob justice and the killing of a young girl are brought to book to face the full might of the law.
13 Ngwanatsele 2024- Kgetsi ya polao kgatlhanong le monna wa kwa motseng wa Majaneng, gaufi le Taung, e buseditswe morago ke kgotlha-tshekelo ya Taung go fitlha di 6 Tlhakole 2025. Motseothata Nelson Seoleseng (35), o latofadiwa ka go tlhaba le go bolaya tsala ya gagwe, Mosimanegape Adam van Wyk (31), ka thiba.
Tiragalo e, e diragetse dikgwedi di le mmalwa kwa motseng wa Majaneng. Go begwa fa Seoleseng ga mmogo le moswi, ba ne ba le mmogo, mme ba ile ba ya kwa gabo molatofadiwa ko ba fitlhetseng morwa rragwe molatofadiwa ana le lekgarebe la gagwe.
Mongwe wa bo maratahelele wa tlhalosa: “Go begwa fa go ile ga runya kgakgauthano ya mafoko ma gareng ga molatofadiwa le monnawe. Sebakwa sa kgakgauthano ke gore, molatofadiwa one a botsa monnawe gore goreng a tlisa lekgarebe kwa gagabo.
“Ene ya re fa e ya matsogong, tsala ya molatofadiwa, van Wyk, one a leka go tsiriganya. Fela go begwa fa molatofadiwa a ne a mo tsogela kgatlhanong, mme a mo tsatsanka ka thipa. Go ya ka dipego, moswi one a rwalelwa kwa bookelong jwa sedika jwa Taung, fela one a balelelwa le badimo mo letsatsing le le latelang.”
Go begwa fa kgetsi ya polao ene ya bulwa, mme mmelaelwa one a tshwarwa.
Sebueledi sa sepodisi mo sedikeng sa Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati, Warrant Officer Tryphosa van Rooyen are, kgetsi ya polao e butswe.
Kgabagare, mmagwe moswi, Pulane Van Wyk are: “Pelo ya ka e setse e rotha kgodu e khibidu. Jaaka ke bua le wena jaana, ke dula ke tshogile ka gore monnawe molatofadiwa, Tshotlhego, o dula a mpolelela gore molatofadiwa o dula a mo letsetsa, mme are nna ke mo ntshe mo kgolegelong, mme o tla nnaya madi.
“Jaanong, potso ke gore a ke sireletsegile fa go direga dilo tse. Ke ile ka itsise le sepodisi gore a go siame gore ere molatofadiwa a mmpolaetse ngwana a be a dula a romela batho mo go nna gore ke mo ntshe mo kholegelong o tla nnaya madi.”
Van Wyk are o boleletse monnawe molatofadiwa gore fa a sa batle a mo tsenya ka ntlo-lefitshwana, a ye go mo nnaya ngwana wa gagwe. Are Motseothata ene o botokwa gonne ba lelapa la gagwe ba dula ba mo bona kwa kgotlha-tshekelo, mme ene ngwana wa gagwe ga a mo bone.
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