Daily Archives: July 31, 2025

Motsumi embarks on oversight visit to a school project

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Picture: North West MEC for Education, Viola Motsumi/Supplied

By REGINALD KANYANE

31 July 2025- The North West MEC for Education has conducted a monitoring visit to the construction site of Batho Batho Primary School in Mareetsane village, near Mahikeng today. In November 2023, Motsumi conducted a site handover for the project and officially transferred responsibilities to Kgosi Motshegare, along with his council and the Mareetsane community to initiate the construction of a school.

She further said this project was scheduled for construction duration of 18 months. Motsumi added that she conducted an onsite assessment to evaluate progress and identify potential challenges encountered during the construction phase as the project is nearing the end.

“I am impressed with the progress registered to date and the quality of work advanced at the site. I am happy to observe that the building of the school is at a highly advanced stage. The quality of work that has been demonstrated by the contractor gives one courage to announce that the contractor has so far done wonderful work.

“I also want to commend the community of Mareetsane for not having disturbed the project through any protest like we sometimes encounter in other communities. The recruitment and sub-constructing process was also reported fair and transparent to the community members who qualified to do some work during the construction process,” she said.

Motsumi said as a result, it is clear that the relationship between Motshegare and all stakeholders was very conducive. She said she is also delighted to observe that most of the sub-contractors for the project were women from the community.

“I want to take this opportunity to thank not only the contractor, but the whole community of Barolong Baga Kgosi Motshegare. The allocated amount of more than R59 million was therefore used profitably to benefit the children of the people of Mareetsane.

“The contractor reported that the community has demonstrated strong support and has been cooperating effectively with the project team. Recent torrential rainfall events resulted in minor delays; however, the project remains ongoing without any human related impediments,” said Motsumi.

She said the current scope of work for the construction project encompasses the erection of a Grade R block comprising three classrooms, a science laboratory facility, an administrative block, four classroom blocks, each containing four classrooms, four Heads of Department (HOD) office spaces, a multipurpose center incorporating a computer laboratory and library, an NSNP kitchen with two dining areas, a water storage tank, pump houses and fire protection infrastructure.

“A total of 82 community members are employed through the project, benefiting directly from its initiatives. The Mareetsane community has expressed strong satisfaction and gratitude towards the North West Department of Education for implementing this project, which is expected to enhance the quality of education within Mareetsane,” said Motsumi.

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Growth Hub will unlock fresh economic pathways

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Picture: The North West Provincial Government delegates/Supplied

By OBAKENG MAJE

31 July 2025- The North West Premier, Lazarus Mokgosi accompanied by the North West MEC for Department of Economic Development, Environment, Conservation and Tourism (DEDECT), Bitsa Lenkopane and Executive Mayor of Rustenburg, Sheila Huma, launched the North West Growth Hub today at OR Tambo International Airport in Gauteng.

The Growth Hub, based at Shop No. 17 at OR Tambo International Airport, is a game-changer for local Medium, Small, and Micro Enterprises (MSMEs), providing enhanced visibility in competitive markets, support in accessing digital platforms, and opportunities to collaborate across industries.

Mokgosi further said with a strong focus on showcasing their rich biodiversity, cultural heritage and entrepreneurial spirit, the Growth Hub will unlock fresh economic pathways across agriculture, conservation, manufacturing, and hospitality. He added that this strategic milestone is set to significantly enhance the province’s digital marketing and branding capacity, positioning the North West as a compelling destination for tourism, trade, and investment.

“The North West Growth Hub aims to amplify visibility for the province’s diverse Medium, Small, and Micro Enterprises (MSMEs), promote its rich biodiversity, and unlock growing economic opportunities.

“Through this Growth Hub we aim to amplify the visibility of the province to this lucrative market by exposing it to our rich biodiversity, and unlock growing economic opportunities across various sectors,” said Mokgosi.

He said the Growth Hub programme also aligns with the objectives of the Provincial Growth and Development Strategy, which will be launched in due course. Mokgosi said, however, at the centre of this initiative is to build a digitally enabled, competitive, and inclusive economy, which can help the province address the challenges of unemployment, poverty and inequalities in their communities.

“The Growth Hub is a flagship initiative of the Department of Economic Development, Environment, Conservation and Tourism (DEDECT), aligning with the department’s digital transformation priorities as pronounced by Lenkopane during the 2025 Budget Vote.

“It is a core pillar in the province’s broader strategy to build a digitally enabled, competitive, and inclusive economy. Once fully equipped with modern digital infrastructure, the hub will serve as a sustainable platform for marketing the North West as a premier tourism destination,” he said.

Mokgosi said the hub will also accelerate the development of township economies and promote localisation.

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Four people died, others sustained injuries in a bus crash

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By AGISANANG SCUFF

31 July 2025- The police in Britstown is investigating a case of culpable homicide following a fatal bus accident that occurred on the N12 between Britstown and Victoria West in the early hours of Thursday, 31 July 2025, at approximately 05:20am.The preliminary reports indicate that the driver of an Intercity bus lost control of the vehicle, which subsequently overturned at a bridge.

The Northern Cape police spokesperson, Colonel Cherelle Ehlers said the bus was carrying a total of 42 passengers at the time of the incident. Ehlers said tragically, four passengers — two adult males and two adult females — were declared dead at the scene.

“Eight other passengers sustained serious injuries, including one adult male, six adult females, and a female infant. An additional 30 passengers sustained minor injuries. A second Intercity bus was dispatched to transport passengers who were able to continue their journey.

“The cause of the accident is currently under investigation,” she said.

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Deputy President, Paul Mashatile to be reprimanded after he failed to disclose a diamond gift

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By BAKANG MOKOTO

31 July 2025 – The Joint Committee on Ethics and Members’ Interests has resolved that the National Assembly should reprimand the Deputy President, Paul Mashatile and impose a R10 000 fine on him for his failure to declare a gift to his wife in the confidential part of his financial and registrable interests register. The committee, through the Office of the Registrar, received a formal complaint against Mashatile on 5 March 2025, for an alleged breach of the Code of Ethical Conduct and Members’ Interests.

The Co-Chairpersons of the Joint Committee on Ethics and Members’ Interests, Lusizo Makhubela and Henni Britz said item 13(3)(f) of the code requires Members of Parliament (MPs) to disclose gifts received by their immediate family in the confidential part of the register.

Makhubela said following consideration of the complaint and perusal of the confidential part of Mashatile’s disclosed interests, the committee noted that the gift in question (a diamond from Mr Louis Liebenberg) was not disclosed. Makhubela said while the committee noted the Member’s response, among others, that he was waiting for the appraisal of the diamond to determine its value before a declaration was made and that he has since surrendered the gift to the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), the committee contended that ethical behaviour required that the gift be declared, with the value disclosed at a later stage.

“The committee found that the Member breached item 13(3)(f) as read with item 16(1)(a)(ii) of the code. As a result, the committee will recommend to the National Assembly to impose a reprimand in the House and a fine of R10 000 for a first offence of a breach of the code.

“The committee remains steadfast in its quest to ensure accountability of all Members of Parliament as demanded by the code. The disclosure process not only facilitates public trust in Parliament but also enhances its credibility,” she said. 

Britz shared the same sentiments and said the full committee report will be published on the Announcements, Tablings and Committee Reports.

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Kgetsi ya polao e buseditswe morago

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Setshwantsho: Molatofadiwa wa polao, Kabelo Mogongwa o busediwa kwa ntlolefitshwana

Ka KEDIBONE MOLAETSI  

31 Phukwi 2025- Kgetsi ya polao kgatlhanong le monna wa dingwaga di le 47 wa kwa motseng wa Khibitswane, gaufi le Taung, Kabelo Vincent Mogongwa, e buseditswe morago go fitlha kgwedi ya Phatwe e tlhola matsatsi a le 4 ke kgotlhatshekelo ya Taung. Mogongwa o latofadiwa ka go bolaya lekgarebe la gagwe, Tsholofelo Nde Emphukile (38), le go tshola sethunya se laesense ya teng e fitilweng ke nako.

Go begwa fa Mogongwa a ile a tshwarwa morago ga dipego tsa gore o thuntsitse lekgarebe la gagwe, Emphukile ka tlhobolo e eseng mo molaong. Go ya ka lephatha la bosekisi, Mogongwa o rerile loso la kgarebe ya gagwe pele ga a ka mo thuntsha.

Go begwa fa lekawana le, le lekgarebe la gagwe, ba ne ba dula botlhe kwa phaphosing e e hirilweng kwa motseng wa Khibitswane, gaufi le Taung.

Go ya ka sebueledi sa sepodisi mo Bokone Bophirima, Mokaptein Aaftje Botma, yo ga jaana a rotseng tiro, moagisani wa monna o, o ile a tlhalosetsa sepodisi fa baratani ba, ba gorogile ka ura ya bongwe mo mosong, mme go ile ga tsoga kgakgauthano magareng ga bone.

“O kaile fa a utlwile modumo wa sethunya. Sepodisi se ile sa biletswa kwa lefelong la tiragalo, mme se ile sa fitlhela moswi mogare ga bophadiphadi jwa madi.

“Sepodisi se ile sa patelesega go ka shaga burglars, gore ba kgone go tsena mo ntlung. Molatofadiwa o ile a tshwarwa, mme one a ganelwa ka beile,” Botma wa tlhalosa.

Kgabagare, Magistrate Thabo Letsapa one a kaela Mogongwa fa mabaka a a ntshitseng mo ditheetsong tsa kopo ya beile ese a nonofileng, mme lekgotlha le mo ganela ka beile. Kgetsi e buseditswe morago go fitlha ka di 4 Phatwe fa dipatlisiso di tswelela.

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Monna o kolopetswe dingwaga di 6 kwa kgolegelong morago ga go teketa ngwana le mmagwe

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By REGINALD KANYANE

31 July 2025- Monna wa dingwaga di le 28 wa kwa motseng wa Carnarvon o atlholetswe dingwaga di le thataro kwa kgolegelong. Se, se tla morago ga gore lekawana le, le tekete lekgarebe la gagwe ga mmogo le ngwana wa bone wa dingaga di le 2.

Go begwa fa tiragalo e, e diragetse ka di 3 Ngwanatsele 2024. Go begwa fa sepodisi se ile sa itelekela kwa lefelong la tiragalo morago ga gore motswasetlhabelo a kue mokgosi.

Sebueledi sa sepodisi kwa porofeseng ya Kapa Bokone, Sergeant Molefi Shemane are, go begwa fa monna o a ile a goroga kwa lapeng, mme a fitlha a teketa lekgarebe la gagwe ga mmogo le ngwana wa bone. Shemane are monna o, one a tshwarwa, mme kgetsi ya gagwe ene ya isiwa kwa lephateng la tshotlakako ya bong, ga mmogo le dikgetsi tsa tshotlakako ka thobalano.

“Go ne ga bolodiwa dipatlisiso, mme monna o, one a ganelwa ka beile go fitlhelela kgetsi e konosediwa. Ka Laboraro, kgotlhatshekelo ya sedika ya De Aar, e ile ya mo bona molato mabapi le go teketa ka maikaelelo a go ntsha dikgobalo.

“O ile a kolopelwa dingwaga di le thataro kwa kgolegelong. Gape, kgotlhatshekelo e ile ya mo tlhalosa fa a sa lekana go ka tshwara sethunya,” Shemane wa tlhalosa.

Kgabagare, sepodisi kwa sedikeng sa Pixley Ka Seme, se tlhalositse fa se tlile go tswelela ka go lwantsha kgatlhanong le bosinyi jwa tshotlakako ya basadi le bana. Sepodisi se ile sa akgola mmatlisisi wa kgetsi, Detective Warrant Officer Oageng Moilwa ga mmogo le mosekisi go tswa kwa lephateng la bosenyisi la National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), Xolisa March ka tiro e e tswileng diatla.

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Kgetsi ya polao e buseditswe morago

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Setshwantsho: Banna ba le babedi, Phemelo Maine ga mmogo le Okemetse Phatlhanyane ba ba latofadiwang ka polao

Ka OBAKENG MAJE

31 Phukwi 2025 – Kgetsi ya polao kgatlhanong le banna ba le babedi ba kwa motseng wa Matlhako 2, gaufi le Pudimoe, e buseditswe morago go fitlha 7 Phatwe 2025, ke kgotlhatshekelo ya Taung. Balatofadiwa, Phemelo Maine (40) ga mmogo le Okemetse Phatlhanyane (27), 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. 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 phuthetswe 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 a 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, Maine o ile a ipona molato mabapi le ditatofatso tsotlhe kgatlhanong le ene, mme o solofetswe go ka nguna-nguna seo le mmueledi wa puso. Phatlhanyane ene o setse a inkeme fela ka la gore a neelwe beile, mme kopo ya gagwe e ka rediwa fa kgetsi e boela kgotlhatshekelo.

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13 suspects nabbed during Police Tracing Operation

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By AGISANANG SCUFF

31 July 2025- The police in Northern Cape said as part of the ongoing crime-fighting efforts of Operation Shanela 2, detectives from the Roodepan SAPS successfully traced and arrested 13 wanted suspects during a targeted operation. The police said the tracing operation led by Captain Teno Slambert on 30 July 2025, resulted in the apprehension of suspects aged between 18 and 52.

The Northern Cape police spokesperson, Sergeant Molefi Shemane said individuals were sought in connection with a range of serious offences, including murder, robbery, assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm (GBH), contravention of protection orders, domestic violence, obstruction of justice, and outstanding warrants of arrest.

Shemane said the South African Police Service (SAPS) in the Frances Baard District remains committed to ensuring that those who evade justice are held accountable.

 “Tracing operations will continue without interruption,” he said.

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Counterfeit tobacco products seized

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Picture: Some of sim cards seized by the police/Supplied

By BAKANG MOKOTO

31 July 2025- The Upington Border Police, K9 unit in conjunction with Brand Holder of Spoor and Fischer Attorneys and OTP Distributors, conducted an intelligence-driven operation in Groblershoop on 30 July 2025. The police said they raided four shops and counterfeit clothing and tobacco were found for sale at the premises. 

The ZF Mgcawu District police spokesperson, Sergeant Omphile Masegela said various items, including shoes, shirts, trousers, caps and other clothing items to the value of R1 903 500 were seized including counterfeit tobacco products valued at R462 920. Masegela said the items were handed over to the relevant stakeholders for further investigation.

“During inspections at another store, the owner was found trading with fireworks without a permit. A fine was issued and fireworks with an estimated value of R 50 570, were also confiscated.

“The police found electronic devices and different network sim cards valued at R70 950, which upon investigation, were discovered to be in contravention of the Electronic Communications Act,” she said.

Masegela further said the targeted and focused operations by the multi-disciplinary teams’ significant successes. She added that these collaborative efforts are welcomed and commended by the ZFM District management.

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Government welcomes reduced repo rate

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Picture: South African Reserve Bank Governor, Lesetjha Khanyago

By KEDIBONE MOLAETSI

31 July 2025- The government has welcomed the decision by the South African Reserve Bank to reduce the repo rate by 25 basis points to 7%. The government said the move provides much-needed relief for South African households, many of whom continue to face financial pressure due to the rising cost of living.

Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) acting spokesperson, Nomonde said rate cut is expected to ease the burden on consumers by lowering the cost of borrowing, while also creating conditions more conducive to stimulating investment, supporting businesses, and driving economic activity. Mnukwa said the decision reaffirms the soundness of South Africa’s monetary policy framework and the importance of coordinated efforts to support inclusive growth.

“Government continues to implement structural reforms and improve the ease of doing business to unlock the full potential of the economy and create jobs,” she said.

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