Setshwantsho: Setlhopa sa Taung Golden Oldies sa kgwele ya dinao
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3 Mopitlwe 2025- Lefapha la Katlatlelo-Loago le ikuela go bagodi go ka tsaya karolo mo metshamekong e farologaneng. Go ya ka lefapha, go ikatisa ga bagodi go dira gore ba dule ba itekatse ka nako tsotlhe, ga mmogo le go efoga malwetsi a farologaneng.
Beke e fetileng, bagodi go tswa kwa diporofenseng tse difarologaneng go ralala Afrika Borwa, ba ne ba tsenetse dikgaisano mo metshamekong e farologaneng kwa Rustenburg Civic Centre kwa Rustenburg. Dikgaisano tsa National Active Ageing Programme, di ne di tsweletse kwa Rustenburg, mme setlhopa sa Taung Golden Oldies FC, le sone ene ele karolo ya ditiragalo.
Mokatisi wa setlhopa, Kagiso Wesi, are go botlhokwa go ikatisa le go tsaya karolo mo metshamekong e farologaneng jaaka mogolo. Wesi are le fa metshameko e sa kgona go tswelela ka ntlheng ya dipula tse di maatla, setlhopa sa gagwe se ne se ikatisitse sentle, ebile se le popota.
“Fa e sale re itemogela dipula go tloga ka Moshupulogo. Lefapha le ile la feleletsa le neetse setlhopa sengwe le sengwe sekgele. Ke ka moo re neetsweng sekgele ga mmogo le dimetale. Ke belaela lefapha le dirile se, gore go tla ga bagolo ka kwano, e se nne matsapa a bophiri.
“Setlhopa sa rona se ne se ile go emela sedika sa Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati. Re ile ra nna le metshameko ya ikatiso kgatlhanong le ditlhopa tse di farologaneng mo Taung. Go bua nnete, go botlhokwa gore bagolo ba ikatise, gonne seo se thusa gore kgathelelo ya maikutlo e ye kwa tlase,” Wesiw a tlhalosa.
Kgabagare, motsamaise wa nama o sa tshwere wa bosetshaba kwa lefapheng la Katlatlelo-Loago, Peter Netshipale are: “Porogerama e, e tlisa seriti le go tsaya tsia bagolo ba rona. Go ikatisa ga bagolo go botlhokwa, ebile go atolosa le dingwaga tsa bone tsa go tshela. Go ikatisa go ba thusa gore ba dule ba itekanetse.
“Gape re ile ra buisana le bagodi ba ba farologaneng go ka utlwa ntlhakemo ya bone mo matsapeng a ba a itemogelang go tswa kw aba dulang teng. Bagetsho, ra itse gore tshotlakako ya bagodi e ile kwa magoletsa, mme re ikuela go bone gore ba itsise sepodisi.”
3 March 2025- A man (33), briefly appeared in Klerksdorp Magistrate’s Court on charges of fraud. In May 2022, the accused, Minhaz Ahmed Patel allegedly went to a car dealership in Klerksdorp to apply for financing of a BMW 4 series M4 Coupe valued at R1.4 million.
According to the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) regional spokesperson, Sivenathi Gunya, Patel allegedly submitted fraudulent documents and his motor vehicle finance was approved by the bank. Gunya said he subsequently received the vehicle, which he never made any payment for since its purchase as credit agreement states.
“As a result, the bank suffered a loss of R1.4 million. The matter was referred to the Klerksdorp based Hawks’ Serious Commercial Crime Investigation for further handling. Following a lengthy trace, the suspect was arrested by the police at OR Tambo International Airport, while trying to flee to his home country on 2 March 2025.
“Patel appeared before court and the matter was postponed to 13 March 2025, for formal bail application,” he said.
Meanwhile, the acting North West Head for the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI), Brigadier Silas Munzhedzi and the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) in North West, Dr Rachel Makhari, lauded the investigation and prosecution team for their relentless efforts in ensuring that perpetrators face the full might of the law.
Picture: North West MEC for Health, Sello Lehari/Supplied
By OBAKENG MAJE
3 March 2025- The North West province has allegedly been experiencing persistent medicine shortages. According to allegations, there is a shortage of cancer medicine at various healthcare centres across the province.
However, the North West MEC for Health, Sello Lehari has assured patients and communities of a stable supply of medicines and other pharmaceutical services, despite the ongoing challenges which are being attended to. Lehari said it is important to note that pharmaceutical services in the province were placed under internal intervention during November 2023, following the system crash of the stock inventory management system at the provincial medicines depot.
“Since then, changes have been made in Provincial Pharmaceutical Management with the aim to improve Pharmaceutical Service Delivery and overall medicine availability. Processes related to procurement of medicines have been upgraded and improved to ensure that there is an increase in meeting the growing demand in public healthcare in the province.
“The medicine availability in pharmacies in the province is currently monitored through manual processes from product data reports as extracted from stock inventory management systems. As things stand, the average total medicine availability in 31 public sector pharmacies in the province is at 85.12% against a target of 80% medicine availability,” he said.
Lehari further said this shows that medicine availability in the province is improving since the intervention plan to address the challenges identified in 2023, started to be implemented. He added that cancer medication is procured through the National Contract for Supply and Delivery of Oncology and Immunological Agents to the Department of Health.
“Over the past few months, our department has experienced challenges in terms of inconsistent supply of a limited number of cancer medications. The contracted suppliers for medication that is used as treatment of choice for breast cancer have reported supply constraints to National Department of Health (NDoH) and the Chief Director for Sector Wide Procurement has released a circular to all health departments explaining how treatment should be adjusted and which alternatives should be used for the treatment of breast cancer.
“The current situation is such that the National Department of Health has embarked on a process to obtain quotations for alternative suppliers and the matter is receiving urgent attention. Currently, patients are getting Tamoxifen as the third alternative for management of breast cancer,” said Lehari.
He said the challenge is that due to the side effects, this item is not preferred by patients. Lehari said, currently, they have enough stock of Tamoxifen in their pharmacy.
“All changes to patient medication are made in consultation with specialists and in the best interest of patient outcome. South Africa is following a centralized procurement, where national contracts are awarded for procurement of medicines as contained in standard treatment guidelines and included in the essential medicines list.
“The province is not immune to the delays in shipping of medicines from different countries, as well as production problems that can cause delays in timeous delivery of medicines to service delivery points. From time to time, the department encounters increased demand or sudden increase in demand for certain medicines which can lead to temporary shortages,” he said.
Lehari said the regulatory delays where manufacturers have to apply for licensing of newly registered medicines can cause a slowdown in production and distribution. He said there are also financial challenges, where companies announce discontinuation of manufacturing of medicines and this can lead to fewer available options.
“These challenges are also compounded by trade restrictions, conflicts and international policy changes that can disrupt medicine supply processes. In some instances, protest actions can negatively impact the distribution of medicines where roads are closed and routes are not accessible which causes a delay in delivery of medicines to service delivery points.
“Working closely with Sector Wide Procurement and Affordable Medicines Directorate at National Level to escalate medicine supply chain challenges and seek solutions to challenges. The department is implementing a number of interventions including implementation of a stock out escalation protocol as an early warning sign to seek alternative treatment to ensure continuity of care,” said Lehari.
He said this includes continuous contracted supplier engagements to inform suppliers of challenges and/or increased needs to meet needs in terms of patient care. Lehari said they will also have an improved communication to clinicians to ensure that they communicate medicine stock out challenges and alternative options available to achieve the same therapeutic outcomes.
“Enrolment of patients on the Central Chronic Medicine Dispensing and Distribution Program, where a contracted service provider supplies medicines to chronic stable patients. Raise public awareness through patient education sessions, adherence clubs and radio interviews.
“Pharmacy Managers meeting will be conducted weekly from 5 March 2025, going forward to ensure that challenges are communicated effectively and corrective measures are implemented without delay. So, I am confident that our department is making positive progress towards adequate medicine availability in the province and that the challenges are being addressed,” he said.
Lehari said he had studied reports on the status of pharmaceutical services and medicine availability. He said different stakeholders in and outside the province continue to work with his department to deal with challenges and other factors within and outside of our control.
3 March 2025- Two men aged 36 and 38, were arrested by the police in Van Zylrus for possession of dagga worth R19 000 during Operation Shanela. This comes after the police confiscated the bags of dagga from a VW Polo during a vehicle check point over the weekend.
The Northern Cape police spokesperson, Lieutenant Colonel Sergio Kock said the Operation Shanela remains focused and continues to stamp down the authority of the state during the weekly multidisciplinary police actions, which commenced on 24 February 2025 until 2 March 2025.
“The initiative was executed in the five districts. These disruptive actions resulted in the arrest of 256 persons and wanted suspects as well as the confiscation of numerous weapons, drugs, alcohol, livestock and other items. Operation Shanela is in full swing across the province with high-density operations that includes roadblocks, stop and searches, the tracking and tracing of wanted suspects and heightened police visibility aimed at preventing and combating serious and violent crimes during the disruptive actions.
“Numerous vehicle check points (VCPs) and roadblocks were conducted across the province, during which a total of 2968 vehicles and 7128 persons were stopped and searched. Compliance inspections at second-hand dealers, scrapyards, recyclers, private security, firearm dealers, formal and informal businesses, as well as farms were conducted as well as several community awareness campaigns,” he said.
Kock further said operational successes achieved, included the arrest of suspects for murder, attempted murder, assault, burglary, illegal dealing in liquor, illegal firearms and ammunition, theft off or out of motor vehicle, malicious damage to property and driving under the influence of alcohol. He added that, this includes robbery, rape, possession of dangerous weapons, dealing in and possession of drugs, illegal immigrants, stock theft and other crimes.
“The police confiscated large volumes of alcoholic beverages, drugs, dangerous weapons, fuel, copper, and cash that is believed to be the proceeds of crime,” said Kock.
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 also reiterated that no one will be left behind when it comes to fighting crime as it involves the robust involvement and support of community structures and external role players.
“We urge everyone to be alert and vigilant and report any suspicious criminal activity immediately to the police using the SAPS 08600 10111 number or the MySAPS app to continue to assist the police in fighting crime,” she said.
Picture: The police searching a truck during cross-border operation/Supplied
By OBAKENG MAJE
3 March 2025- Three undocumented foreign nationals were arrested for illegal possession of drugs during a cross-border operation to address. The operation was executed between 27 February 2025 until 2 March 2025, in quest to tackle crimes along the neighbouring borders of the Republic of South Africa (RSA) and Namibia.
The Northern Cape police spokesperson, Colonel Cherelle Ehlers said the multi-disciplinary operation, including the South African Police Service, Customs, Cross Border Road Transport Agency, and Border Management Authority, secured significant successes. Ehlers said actions, namely search and seizure activities, vehicle check points, and border patrols were executed to tackle crimes prevalent along these borders.
“These actions resulted in the search of 1065 vehicles and 1489 persons. Mandrax with an estimated value of R4 525 and cash believed to be used in the commission of a crime was seized. Search operations led to the confiscation of fish nets, fish traps, illicit cigarettes with an estimated value of R150 156 and tobacco products worth about R2000.
“Fines for the contravention of an array of traffic violations to the amount of R14 600 were issued. These operations will continue between the RSA and neighbouring countries to ensure the safety and security along the borders. Criminality along these borderlines can be reported via the MySAPS app or 08600 10111,” she said.
Ehlers further said incidents involving extortion can be reported to the National Extortion Hotline at 0800 911 011.
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