Daily Archives: January 13, 2025

NTI employees’ salaries to be expedited

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Picture: The North West MEC for Community Safety and Transport Management, Wessels Morweng/Supplied

By OBAKENG MAJE

13 January 2025- The North West MEC for Community Safety and Transport Management, Wessels Morweng has directed that the payment of North West Transport Investment (NTI) salaries be expedited. In a media briefing held on 6 January 2025, Morweng undertook to ensure that the payment was processed within a week.

“Our interest as a shareholder representative is to ensure that the employees are being paid. Our team is looking at the possibilities of making sure that that is being done within ten days.

“We would also want to make sure that there is a solution to the non-payment of salaries. In an effort to ensure stability at the entity, the Chief Director for Corporate Services at the Department, Dr Ntlhopeng Dikobe, was seconded to NTI to oversee its revival as an accounting officer,” he said.

Morweng further said this was shortly after the court process, which the department had embarked upon to remove the BRP. He added that despite the intention to apply for a leave to appeal, which meant the status quo remains, Dikobe engaged the BRP to ensure that creditors, primarily of whom are the employees, are being paid.

“The resolution of the meeting is that an external payment processor will be engaged to ensure salaries are being paid within the period as stipulated by me. This is the same process that the Head of Department, Dr Hans Kekana had utilised earlier when the department was intervening in yet another payment imbroglio at the entity.

“It has also been agreed that all employees of the entity must go back to work. This includes workers who had been protesting in Mahikeng since the middle of December 2024,” said Morweng.

He said as a result of this intervention, those employees who had been in Mahikeng had since left. Morweng said the BRP will also prepare a report for the shareholder accounting for the work done including the money that has been appropriated for the entity as an intervention.

“We are committed to visit the NTI depots to engage with employees. This has also been earlier done by both Kekana and Dikobe,” he said.

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ANCWL branch in Taung wins Charlotte Maxeke Award

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By BAKANG MOKOTO

13 January 2025- The African National Congress (ANC) in North West celebrates two of its branches for their exceptional performance and dedication in advancing the ideals and objectives of our glorious movement as announced by the ANC president, Cyril Ramaphosa at the organisation’s celebration of 113 years since its inception.

The Reatlegile Branch of the ANC Women’s League in Ward 18 in Taung, Dr Ruth Segomotsi Region, has been awarded the prestigious Charlotte Maxeke Award for being the best-performing branch, while the ANC Branch of Ward 41 in Bojanala Region, has achieved joint third place in the Sol Plaatje Award category for its outstanding contributions.

The ANC provincial spokesperson, Tumelo Maruping said these accolades underscore their tireless efforts in community development, community development, fostering organisational functionality, advancing social justice, and embodying the ANC’s mission of building a united, non-racial, non-sexist, democratic, and prosperous society.

Maruping said they are immensely proud of these remarkable achievements.

“These awards bear testimony to the hard work and dedication of our members, who epitomised the objectives of the National Democratic Revolution (NDR).

“Their efforts are an honour to the legacy of our forebears and reaffirm our ongoing commitment to social justice and equality. As we enter 2025, declare it the year of renewal to make the ANC a more effective instrument of the people and achieve the vision of the Freedom Charter,” he said.

Maruping further said the ANC remains steadfast in its mission to change the lives of our people for the better. He added that, this year, they re-dedicate themselves to the principles of good governance such as ethical leadership, equitable share of our country’s resources and wealth and uplifting of the communities.

“We encourage all members to remain focused on implementing the resolutions of the 55th ANC National Conference as we strive for a brighter future,” said Maruping.

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More than 203 suspects nabbed during Operation Shanela

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Picture: Some if drugs confiscated during Operation Shanela/Supplied

By KEDIBONE MOLAETSI

13 January 2025- More than 203 suspects were arrested during Operation Shanela in Northern Cape. The suspects were arrested for murder, attempted murder, assault, burglary, illegal dealing in liquor, malicious damage to property and driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs.

The Northern Cape police spokesperson, Sergeant Timothy Sam said this includes robbery, rape, possession of dangerous weapons, dealing in and possession of drugs, illegal immigrants, stock theft and other crimes.

Sam said Operation Shanela, remains steadfast in its objective to reduce contact and violent crimes as schools are gearing up to start the 2025 school year.

“The weekly multi-disciplinary high density operation which commenced on 6 until 12 January 2025, was executed in the five districts as preparations for the reopening of schools started.

“Actions and police activities executed during the operations included vehicle check points (VCPs), stop and searches, foot and vehicle patrols, compliance inspections, drugs and other commodities smuggling,” he said.

Sam further said several vehicle check points (VCPs) and roadblocks were conducted across the province during which a total of 2422 vehicles and 4780 persons were stopped and searched. He added that numerous compliance inspections at second-hand dealers, scrapyards, recyclers, private security, firearm dealers, formal and informal businesses as well as farms were executed.

“The police in Kuruman, while executing crime prevention patrols, received information from the public of a wanted suspect who was seen walking in one of the streets. The police followed up the information and arrested the suspect who was allegedly involved in a case, where a security officer was shot with his own firearm.

“The police also confiscated large volumes of alcoholic beverages, drugs, dangerous weapons, fireworks and cash that is believed to be the proceeds of crime,” he said.

Meanwhile, the Northern Cape Police Commissioner, Lieutenant General Koliswa Otola, expressed her gratitude to all law enforcement agencies for the collective efforts and actions executed during this period. Otola indicated that the police will promote safer schools’ initiatives during the Back to School Campaigns.

“The police will ensure visibility in and around schools, monitoring the carrying or storage of dangerous objects, and the possession or entry of alcohol or illegal drugs.

“Through robust community participation and support, the police’s actions will be strengthened. We appreciate the public’s efforts in fighting crime together,” she said.

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Babelaelwa ba babedi ba tlhagelela kwa kgotlhatshekelo mabapi le polao ya ga Boingotlo Makaota  

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Setshwantsho: Lekgarebe le le bolailweng, Boingotlo Makaota/Facebook  

Ka OBAKENG MAJE

13 Ferikgong 2025- Banna ba le babedi ba di ngwaga di le 27 le 40, ba solofetswe go tlhagelela kwa Kgotlha-tshekelo ya Taung mo letsatsing la gompieno. Se se tla morago ga go golagangwa le polao ya lekgarebe la dingwaga di le 16, kwa motseng wa Matlhako 2, gaufi le Pudimoe.

Go begwa fa setopo sa ga Boingotlo Makaota, se bonwe kwa lebitleng le le seng boteng kwa nageng kwa motseng wa Matlhako 2 ka Labotlhano. Sepodisi se begile fa Makaota a ka tswa a bolailwe ka Labone bosigo.

Go ya ka moagisani wa mmelaelwa wa dingwaga di le 40, one a utlwa segajaja sa lekgarebe mo bosigong jwa Labone kwa ntlung ya mmelaelwa o. Go begwa fa moagisani o, gape a tlhalositse fa a ne a bona mmelaelwa ga mmogo le ditsala tsa gagwe ba kgorometsa kereibaye e go bontshang fa ene e pegile sengwe mo teng mo mosong wa Labotlhano.

Sebueledi sa sepodisi mo Bokone Bophirima, Brigadier Sabata Mokgwabone are: “Sepodisi se ile sa tswa letsholo, mme seo se ile sa lebisa kwa go epololweng ga setopo sa lekgarebe.

“Go begwa fa setopo seo, sene se thatilwe ka kobo, mme moswi one a supiwa ke ba lelapa la gagwe. Dipatlisiso di shupa fa setopo sa ga Makaota, se ne se na le dintho mo tlhogong, mo diropeng ga mmogo le mo maotong.”

Mokgwabone are dipatlisiso di ile tsa bolodiwa kwa lelapeng la mmelaelwa wa dingwaga di le 40, mme diaparo tsa moswi di ile tsa fitlhelwa teng. Mokgwabone are, mmelaelwa o tshwerwe ka Lamatlhatso morago ga go ineele kwa sepodising.

“Monna o, o ile a isiwa kwa sepodisi ke morwa rragwe, mme one a tshwarwa. Sepodisi se ile sa botsolotsa monna mongwe o bonweng a tsamaya le mmelaelwa fa a ne a kgorometsa kereibaye, mme le ene o ile a lelelwa ke ditshipi,” Mokgwabone wa tlhalosa.

Mokomishinara wa Sepodisi wa nama o sa tshwere mo Bokone Bophirima, Major General Patrick Asaneng, o kgadile ka bogale tiragalo e. Asaneng are polao eo ya go tlhorontshiwa ga bong e kabo e efogilwe fa baagi ba ne ba le malala-a-laotswe.

Kgabagare, modula-setilo wa mokgatlho wa baagi wa South African National Civic Organisation (SANCO) mo Taung, Joseph Tanyane are: “Re utlwile ka tiragalo eo, mme re tlhabilwe ke ditlhong thata. Re dira boikuelo go makgarebe a atlhogang gore ba itlhokomele thata jang mo makawaneng a tlang kwa morago a.

“Ko bofelo, ba feleletsa ba ba tseela matshelo, mme re ba rotloetsa thata gore ba itlhokomele. Re leboga sepodisi sa rona sa Afrika Borwa gore ka se sebaka ba be ba setse ba tshwere babelaelwa. Ba dira tiro entle go baagi ba rona.

“Re romela matshidiso go ba lelapa la ga Makaota gore ba beye tshotlhe fa pele ga Modimo, gonne ke ene fela o a itseng.”

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