Kgetsi ya polao kgatlhanong le banna ba le babedi ba kwa Matlhako 2 e buseditswe morago


Ka OBAKENG MAJE

17 Ferikgong 2025- Kgetsi ya polao kgatlhanong le banna ba le babedi ba kwa motseng wa Matlhako 2, gaufi le Pudimoe, e busiditswe morago ke kgotlha-tshekelo ya Taung go fitlha 23 Ferikgong 2025. Go begwa fa Phemelo Maine (40) a puagantse kopo ya gagwe ya beile, fa kopo ya beile ya ga Onkemetse Phatlhanyane (27), e ka rediwa ka di 23 Ferikgong 2025.

Maine le Phatlhanyane ba latofadiwa ka go bolaya Boingotlo Makaota (16).

Go begwa fa setopo sa ga Makaota, se bonwe kwa lebitleng le le seng boteng kwa nageng kwa motseng wa Matlhako 2 mo bekeng e e fetileng ka Labotlhano. Sepodisi se begile fa Makaota a ka tswa a bolailwe mo bosigong jwa Labone gone mo bekeng e e fetileng.

Go ya ka moagisani, one a utlwa segajaja sa lekgarebe mo bosigong jwa Labone kwa ntlung ya ga Maine. Go begwa fa moagisani o, gape a tlhalositse fa a ne a bona Maine 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 ga Makaota.

“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 ga Maine, mme diaparo tsa moswi di ile tsa fitlhelwa teng. Mokgwabone are, Maine 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 Phatlhanyane o bonweng a tsamaya le Maine 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 ka gore se sebaka ba be ba setse ba tshwere babelaelwa. Ba dira tiro entle go baagi ba rona.”

Tanyane are ba 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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SAPS tender corruption case postponed


By KEDIBONE MOLAETSI

17 January 2025- The Pretoria Regional Court postponed the case against Kishene Chetty and 12 of his co-accused to 24 March 2025, to await the outcome of their application at the high court to have this case combined with their other matter appearing at the high court where they are facing separate charges of corruption.

The Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC) spokesperson, Henry Mamothame said the accused in the matter are facing charges of forgery, uttering, fraud and theft relating to the procurement of toners for the South African Police Service (SAPS) in Mpumalanga and Eastern Cape Province.

Mamothame said the offence is alleged to have taken place between 2015 and 2015, resulting in a loss of over R800 000 to the SAPS.

“Amongst the accused are SAPS officials who allegedly colluded with the companies involved for the awarding of the tender, while knowing that falsified documents were being provided by these companies.

“The companies involved in the matter are Bambanani Marketing and Projects, Baroma Construction and Office Consumables, Super Stationery Distributors, Sifikile Furniture and Projects and Vatika and Projects. Investigations by IDAC have led to Chetty being charged in other matters which are currently before courts for alleged corruption involving millions within the South African Police Service,” he said.

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The rescue operation wrapped up at Stilfontein mine


By REGINALD KANYANE

17 January 2025- The North West Department of Health said its officials have wrapped up a week-long on-site support operation at the National Rescue Operation (NRO) at Stilfontein mine. The operation ended 16 January 2025.

The North West MEC for Health, Sello Lehari said the department’s on-site successful operation comprised of different specialists’ healthcare professionals led by acting Deputy Director General for Hospitals and Clinical Support, Agisanang Portia Tlou, Chief Director for Hospitals and Clinical Support Services, Zenzo Ndabula and Chief Director for Dr Kenneth Kaunda district, Phil Maboe.

Lehari said the operation oversaw the care of the extracted sickly illegal miners at the department’s medical facilities before being handed over to the police for arrests.

“The operation also involved the processing, transportation and storage of bodies of those that have perished underground. Of the illicit miners, only 9 have been admitted under the department’s care for further medical check-ups under police guard.

“The rest are in police custody. We laud officials dispatched on site by the Superintendent General, Obakeng Mongale. They have shown unwavering commitment and have gone beyond the call of duty,” he said.

Lehari further said operations like these ones are complex, especially when they involve such a huge number. He added that all of the over 1900 illegal miners passed through the hands of their medical personnel before being handed over to police.

“They have done so well. The work on those bodies have started in earnest and I am really proud of the work done so far. We are not done yet as we will now work on bodies at our mortuaries,” said Lehari.

Meanwhile, he said 246 individuals were brought to the surface from underground and assessed by medical personnel from the Department of Health before being handed over to the for criminal processing between 13 and 15 January 2025.

Lehari said the operation also saw the extraction of 78 bodies, which have been inimitably handled by the Forensic Pathology Services within the department.

“Some of the bodies had stayed for days and unfortunately are in a mortified state. The department reiterates its earlier call to members of the public and media to guard against disinformation and misinformation and allow the government to handle this sensitive matter with all tenets required,” he said.

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