13 February 2025- A man (39) is expected to appear before the Klerksdorp Magistrate’s Court today, for the alleged murder of his girlfriend, Tsholofelo Hati (31). The suspect was arrested on Wednesday evening, 12 February 2025, after a tip-off was received about his whereabouts in Jouberton Township, near Klerksdorp.
The North West police spokesperson, Colonel Adele Myburgh said, the reports suggest that, the police were summoned to a murder scene earlier on Monday, 10 February 2025, where Hati’s lifeless body was found in Extension 13. Myburgh said it is suspected that the victim was suffocated to death.
“She was declared dead on the scene by Emergency and Medical Rescue Services (EMRS),” she said.
Meanwhile, the acting North West Police Commissioner, Major General Patrick Asaneng, has once more requested couples to resolve their differences peacefully rather than resorting to violence and to seek professional assistance from social workers and other professionals to avoid sad situations like this one.
Picture: A missing man, Letlotlo Marothodi/Supplied
By KEDIBONE MOLAETSI
13 February 2025- The police in Boitekong Township, near Rustenburg, request community assistance in locating a missing man, Letlotlo Marothodi (29), who is residing at Damonsville in Boitekong. According to information received, he was last seen by his aunt on 16 January 2025.
The North West police spokesperson, Captain Mpho Manyoba said, a search was conducted around Damonsville and surrounding areas and all leads were followed up, but to no avail. She said at the time of his disappearance, he was wearing a rainbow T-shirt (UZZI), Ellesse tracksuit pants and blue flip-flop shoes.
“He is dark in complexion, with tall and slender build and afro hair. Anyone who may have information regarding his whereabouts can contact the Investigating Officer, Sergeant Peter Mosete on 079 890 2340 or the South African Police Service (SAPS) Crime Stop number: 08600 10111.
“Anonymous tip-offs can be communicated via the MySAPS App from your smartphone,” said Manyoba.
13 Tlhakole 2025- Monna o latofadiwang ka go bolaya mme-mmagwe (76), Daniel Louw, o tla ya go tlhatlhobiwa tlhaloganyo ele go netefatsa fa a siametse go ka sekisiwa. Go begwa fa Louw, a ne a tsena kwa legaeng la moswi a shakgetse, mme a tshwere thipa le tshipi.
Go ya ka sebueledi sa bosekisi mo porofenseng ya Northern Cape, Mojalefa Senokoatsane, kgotlhatshekelo ya Kimberley, e utlwile fa mothaka o, a ile a fitlha a palama ntlo. Senokoatsane are, mothaka one a tsena mo ntlung, mme a fitlhela mme-mmagwe ga mmogo le morwae.
“Gobegwa fa mothaka o, o ile a fitlhela mme-mmagwe le ngwana wa gagwe ba ipaakanyetsa go isa marapo go beng. Go begwa fa monna o, a ile a laela mme-mmagwe gore a mo neele mmotshwana. Go begwa fa Louw a ne a ratha mme-mmagwe ka panga mo sefatlhegong.
“Ene ya re ngwana wa mothaka o go bona seo, one a sia.
One a siela kwa ntle go ya go kopa thuso. Go begwa fa mme-mmagwe a ne a bona dikgobala tse di masisi, mme a tlhokafala,” Senokoatsane wa tlhalosa.
Senokoatsane are kgetsi e buseditswe morago go fitlha di 27 Mopitlwe 2025, mme ba emetse diteko tsa tlhaloganyo le go netefatsa fa molatofadiwa a lekane go ka sekisiwa.
Picture: The Chairperson of Portfolio Committee on Communications and Digital Technologies, Khusela Diko
By OBAKENG MAJE
13 February 2025– The Portfolio Committee on Communications and Digital Technologies said it has noted with serious concern ongoing governance challenges and allegations of maladministration at the State Information Technology Agency (SITA). The committee received an update on governance at SITA after the end of the contracted terms of the Board of Directors and the Acting Managing Director in January and February 2025 respectively.
The Chairperson of the Committee, Khusela Diko said the committee also considered its own oversight report developed following an emergency intervention oversight visit to SITA in December 2024.
Diko said while the committee welcomes the Public Service Commission and the Public Protector’s investigations into board infighting, mismanagement and lapses in accountability and decision-making at SITA, it has also consulted with Parliamentary Legal Services to seek guidance on the desirability of implementing Section 227 (1) (c) of the National Assembly Rules to institute a parliamentary enquiry into SITA’s affairs.
“In line with Parliament’s full legal authority to conduct its own investigations and cognisant of the doctrine of separation of powers, such an enquiry would focus on the staff concerns.
“They have raised organised labour with the committee, the high staff turnover at executive level, and the governance and operational inefficiencies that have led some government departments to consider applying for exemption from using SITA as the government’s preferred partner for the delivery of information and technology solutions,” she said.
Diko further said the committee’s oversight report on SITA adopted on 12 February 2025, contains recommendations, which the Minister is expected to respond to and implement following the National Assembly’s adoption of the report. She added that these recommendations include, amongst other things, referring to the Cliff Decker Hofmeyr report on the Western Cape Education Department’s awarding of an allegedly irregular tender worth R1.2bn to the Special Investigating Unit.
“Other recommendations relate to developing interim measures to ensure there is no governance vacuum, while a new board and managing director is appointed and establishing whether it is desirable to pay fees to members of the board, who were relieved of their duties by Deputy Minister of Communications and Digital Technology Mr Mondli Gungubele when he was the department’s Minister, and who are thus of no service to the agency.
“We welcome the department’s assurances that the process of appointing a new Board is at an advanced stage, with the cabinet currently considering the appointment of an Interim Board.
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