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Three ANC members expelled, Ward councillor ordered to step aside

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By BAKANG MOKOTO

13 October 2026 – The African National Congress (ANC) in Ekurhuleni has expelled three members and directed ward 79 councillor, Njabulo Mbonani to voluntarily step aside with immediate effect as the party moves to enforce organisational discipline ahead of the 2026 Local Government Elections. The party announced that the Regional Working Committee (RWC) had resolved to terminate the membership of Thato Mashiane, Thembinkosi Lubisi and Sibusiso Dlamini, following consideration of organisational reports, disciplinary findings and representations.

ANC Ekurhuleni acting Regional Secretary, Moipone Mhlongo said formal notices of expulsion and termination of membership were issued by the Office of the Regional Secretary on 9 October 2026.

“The decisions reflect the organisation’s commitment to ensuring accountability and compliance with its rules and procedures. The decisions followed notices to show cause issued to the three members on 2 October 2026, concerning their organisational standing, membership obligations and conduct in relation to the ANC’s electoral and organisational processes.

“A Special Regional Working Committee report on the recall of ANC councillors, dated 7 October 2026, identified conduct that it considered serious violations of the ANC Constitution, particularly Rule 25,” she said.

Mhlongo further said the alleged violations included supporting or joining political organisations contesting elections against the ANC’s officially endorsed electoral mandate, campaigning for or acting as an agent of organisations opposing ANC-endorsed candidates and failing to comply with official party policies, directives and duties. She added that adherence to the ANC Constitution, organisational discipline and respect for duly adopted resolutions remained fundamental obligations of party membership.

“To maintain continuity in municipal governance, constituency representation and service delivery, the ANC Ekurhuleni Region announced interim arrangements for three wards. The party designated acting councillors, Thabang Jiyane for Ward 2, ANC Chief Whip Alderman Pelisa Nkunjana for Ward 71.

“Councillor Lumka Poki is designated for Ward 52. The arrangements remain subject to applicable legal, municipal and administrative requirements. In a separate development, the RWC directed Ward 79 councillor, Njabulo Mbonani to voluntarily step aside from his position with immediate effect,” said Mhlongo.

She said Mbonani has been requested to confirm his acceptance of the directive in writing within 48 hours of receiving the official notice and to cooperate with the necessary handover arrangements. Mhlongo said Alderman Dorah Mlambo has been identified to act as Ward 79 councillor, subject to the required legal and administrative processes.

“The Region will engage the relevant municipal authorities to facilitate the necessary arrangements and safeguard continuity of governance and service delivery. The ANC Ekurhuleni Region has formally written to the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) and the City of Ekurhuleni Municipality, requesting that the vacancies arising from the organisational decisions be formally declared.

“The party remained committed to implementing its decisions through the appropriate structures and procedures, in accordance with applicable legislation and municipal governance requirements,” she said.

Mhlongo said as preparations for the 2026 Local Government Elections continue, their priorities include strengthening party structures, upholding accountability and ensuring that municipal governance and service delivery remain central to its work.

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North West MEC Mokua dismisses Zimoja video linking her to Matlosana service delivery challenges

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Picture: North West MEC for Public Works and Roads, Elizabeth Mokua

By KEDIBONE MOLAETSI

13 October 2026 – North West MEC for Public Works and Roads, Elizabeth Mokua has dismissed a video clip circulating on social media by Moja Love’s Zimoja Daily, which she said is misleadingly linking her to service delivery challenges in the City of Matlosana. In a statement, Mokua said the video falsely attributed municipal responsibilities to her department, clarifying that its mandate is limited to provincial roads and immovable state assets.

She further stressed that municipal services such as water, sanitation and refuse removal within municipal boundaries fall outside her department’s responsibilities. Mokua added that the misinformation is not only irresponsible, but it confuses the public, distorts accountability and undermines genuine efforts to address service delivery where it is most urgently needed.

“I would also like to clarify that the R299 million mentioned in the video relates to equitable share funding temporarily withheld by the National Treasury in July 2026, from 13 municipalities in the province, including the City of Matlosana, as part of compliance processes under the Municipal Finance Management Act.

“I would like to emphasise that the funding matter was a National Treasury process with no link to the Department of Public Works and Roads. Despite the clarification, my department continued to support service delivery in Matlosana and the wider Dr Kenneth Kaunda District through its provincial programmes,” she said.

Mokua said in September 2026, her department distributed 3 500 bags of asphalt to the City of Matlosana Local Municipality for pothole repairs, with a further 2 500 bags still to be delivered. She said her department is also recruiting 100 Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) beneficiaries from the municipality to work as litter pickers under the Clean Cities campaign, launched by the Deputy President in 2025.

“An additional 155 local residents are being recruited through the Itirele routine road maintenance programme to clean road reserves and culverts and cut grass along provincial roads. The participants are expected to be deployed to various sites by the beginning of November 2026.

“The department had undertaken pothole repairs and road blading on various municipal roads through the provincial Thuntsha Lerole Accelerated Service Delivery Programme. These initiatives also form part of the department’s intervention under Section 154(1) of the Constitution, which requires provincial and national governments to support and strengthen municipalities’ capacity to manage their own affairs,” said Mokua.

While acknowledging residents’ frustrations over service delivery, she called for accurate information and urged communities to direct complaints to the relevant authorities. Mokua said they respect the constitutional right of communities to raise genuine service delivery concerns.

“However, we strongly caution against the deliberate dissemination of inaccurate and misleading information that falsely links the Department of Public Works and Roads. We reaffirm our commitment to delivering and maintaining provincial road infrastructure for the benefit of North West residents,” she said.

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Sasol Banyana Banyana aims to finish off Madagascar

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Picture: Banyana Banyana players against Madagascar/Supplied

By REGINALD KANYANE

13 October 2026 – Sasol Banyana Banyana Head Coach Dr Desiree Ellis said they will not underestimate Madagascar and will put up a professional performance despite leading 4-0 from the first leg. The two nations meet in the second leg second round of their 2028 LA Olympic Games qualifiers at the Free State Stadium in Bloemfontein on Tuesday.

Kick-off is at 6pm.

South Africa is enjoying the healthy lead from the first leg played on Friday at the same venue due to the Islanders not having a suitable playing venue. Striker Ronnel Donnelly bagged a hattrick with Hildah Magaia netting the fourth goal.

Ellis said the aim is to continue where they left off.

“The plan is to first secure the game, 4-0 doesn’t mean we can underestimate them, we still have to play really well from the start to make sure that they don’t get a foothold in the game.

“We said we wanted to take the tie away from them and I don’t want to sound disrespectful, but we have to play really badly that we don’t get through this round, but we still have to put up a professional performance,” she said.

After playing in front of empty stands in the first match due to a request from Madagascar not to have spectators at the Free State Stadium, Ellis is excited at the prospects of playing with some noise in the background.

“We know there’s a crowd that going to come out, there’s no two ways about it that you come to Bloemfontein and not have a crowd. So, we want to make sure that we put up a good performance because a good performance gives you a good result as well and through that we are able to play better football.

“I think the last time we were here we played a qualifier, I think it was against Lesotho, so we’ve come back now,” she said.

Ellis further said they played in other provinces and she knows Bloemfontein loves football. She added that she has seen it with the U23s, with Bafana Bafana and hopefully they can come out in their numbers.

“We just want to put up a good performance and work on a few things. We have a few days to prepare, and it is work in progress. We also have to be at our best when we play better opposition, this is a rehearsal but it’s still an Olympic qualifier.

“I have called Lelona Daweti from Sundowns Ladies following the release of Bonolo Mokoma from the national team camp due to injury,” said Ellis.

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Monna o tshwerwe morago ga polao

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Ka OBAKENG MAJE

13 Diphalane 2026 – Monna wa dingwaga di le 25 o tlhageletse kwa Kgotlatshekelo ya Schweizer Reneke mabapi le polao ya ga Atlholang Theteletsa wa dingwaga di le 22, yo o neng a fitlhelwa a bolailwe ka go tlhabiwa ka thipa kwa motsesetoropong wa Ipelegeng ka Labotlhano maitseboa. Tshepang Letebele o tlhageletse kwa kgotlatshekelo ka di 12 Diphalane 2026, mme o lebane le tatofatso ya polao.

Kgetsi ya gagwe e buseditswe morago go fitlha 29 Diphalane 2026, gore a dire kopo ya semmuso ya beile. Theteletsa o ne a fitlhelwa a na le dintho di le dintsi tsa go tlhabiwa ka thipa, mme a rapaletse mo mmileng wa Kgaka kwa Ipelegeng morago ga ura ya borobedi maitseboa ka di 9 Diphalane 2026.

Go ya ka sebueledi sa sepodisi mono Bokone Bophirima, Saresanta Kelebogile Morake, ba ditirelo tsa tshoganyetso ba ile ba netefatsa fa a tlhokafaletse kwa lefelong la tiragalo. Morake are mapodisi a ne a biletswa kwa lefelong la tiragalo, kwa motswasetlhabelo a neng a fitlhelwa a na le dintho di le dintsi tsa go tlhabiwa ka thipa.

“Go ne ga totobadiwa fa a tlhokafaletse mo lefelong leo. Letebele o ne a tshwarwa ka Lamatlhatso ke maloko a Community Police Forum ya Ipelegeng (CPF) kwa lebenkeleng le legolo ko toropong ya Schweizer Reneke.

“Mapodisi a re maemo a a dikologileng polao eno ga a ise a tlhaloganyesege, mme dipatlisiso di sa ntse di tsweletse,” Morake wa tlhalosa.

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SAWS warns of extreme heat

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12 October 2026- The South African Weather Service (SAWS) says the heatwave affecting northwestern KwaZulu-Natal will end on Tuesday.

“A heatwave, characterised by persistently high temperatures, is expected over the northwestern parts of KwaZulu-Natal from 11–13 October 2026. Meanwhile, extremely uncomfortable conditions are expected over the southern parts of the Eastern Cape,” the weather service warned.

SAWS said a surface trough was expected over the central and western interior this week, while a surface high would remain over the eastern parts of the country.

“Upper-air perturbations may contribute to the development of isolated to scattered thunderstorms over the central and eastern parts of the country,” the weather service added.

Partly cloudy and warm to hot conditions are expected on Monday, with isolated to scattered thunderstorms developing over the central and western parts of the country in the afternoon.

Severe thunderstorms are possible over the Eastern Cape and southern parts of the Free State.

Similar conditions are expected on Tuesday, with isolated to scattered afternoon thunderstorms over the central and western parts of South Africa.

Severe thunderstorms are possible over the Eastern Cape, the Free State and southern parts of the North West.

The public and stakeholders are urged to monitor official SAWS forecasts and warnings, which will be updated as the likelihood and severity of potential impacts become clearer.

SAWS also advised the public to avoid sharing information from unauthorised or unverified sources.

For regular updates, visit https://www.weathersa.co.za/ or follow SAWS’s official media channels. –SAnews.gov.za

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Morutabana o gapilwe ka dikgoka

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Setshwantsho: Morutabana o go begwang a thopilwe ka dikgoka/Facebook

Ka AGISANANG SCUFF

12 Diphalane 2026 – Mapodisi a Welkom a batlisisa kgetsi ya go thopa sejanaga ka dikgoka le go thopo motho ka dikgoka morago ga gore morutabana, Gert Adams(55), a nyelele mo maemong a a sa tlhaloganyesegeng. Go begwa fa Adams o begilwe a nyeletse morago ga tiragalo e e belaelwang ya go tsewa ka dikgoka ke batho ba ba sa itsiweng.

Sebueledi sa sepodisi kwa porofenseng ya Free State, Sarasanta Palesa Thabana are go begwa fa ka di 4 Diphalane 2026, mo e ka nnang ka ura ya 11:30 bosigo, Adams o ne a tsewa ka dikgoka ke batho ba ba sa itsiweng. Thabana are go twe o ne a kgona go founela mosadi wa gagwe, mme mogala wa kgaolwa ka tshoganyetso.

“Morago ga moo, o ne a begwa a nyeletse. Sejanaga sa gagwe sa mmala wa thokwa, Hyundai iX35, se ne sa bonwa kwa Klippan kwa Welkom ka di 6 Diphalane 2026, se sena ope mo teng.

“Mogala wa gagwe wa letheka le dithoto tse dingwe di ne tsa fitlhelwa mo sejanageng seno,” Thabana wa tlhalosa.

Thabana are lefelo le monna yo a leng kwa go lone ga le ise le itsiwe, mme dipatlisiso tsa mapodisi di sa tsweletse. Thabana are lebaka la go thopiwa ga gagwe ga se le tlhaloganyesege mo nakong eno.

“Letsholo patlo la go batlana le Adams ga mmogo le batho ba ba ka tswang ba amega mo tiragalong eno ke karolo ya dipatlisiso tse di tsweletseng.

“Mapodisi a ikuela mo bathong ba ba nang le tshedimosetso e e ka thusang mo dipatlisisong gore ba itlhaganele go e fetisetsa kwa mapodiseng,” Thabana a rialo.

Are batho ba ba nang le tshedimosetso ba ka ikgolaganya le Detective Sergeant Tsie Matlokotsi wa Welkom Serious and Violent Crimes mo nomorong ya 078 758 5658. Thabana are ba ka nna ba letsetsa Crime Stop mo go 08600 10111 kgotsa ba romela tshedimosetso ka sephiri ba dirisa MySAPS App.

“Tshedimosetso yotlhe e e tla amogelwang e tla tshwarwa ka sephiri se se gagametseng,” ga gatelela Thabana.

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Top cop, Lieutenant General Shadrack Sibiya resigns

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Picture: Former senior police, Lieutenant General Shadrack Sibiya

By OBAKENG MAJE

12 October 2026 – The South African Police Service (SAPS) has confirmed that Lieutenant General Shadrack Sibiya is no longer an employee of the organisation, with effect from 12 October 2026. According to SAPS said Sibiya’s departure follows his resignation during a disciplinary hearing that commenced on Monday morning.

The national police spokesperson, Brigadier Athlenda Mathe said Sibiya’s legal representative tendered his resignation immediately after the disciplinary proceedings began.

“As the former senior officer had an ongoing disciplinary case against him at the time of his resignation, his departure from the service is therefore regarded as a dishonourable discharge.

“The service further confirmed that Sibiya’s employment had been terminated with immediate effect,” she said.

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SAPS e simolola semmuso ditiragalo tsa bosetšhaba tsa go netefatsa pabalesego ka paka ya meletlo

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Setshwantsho: Batlhankela ba sepodisi

Ka BAKANG MOKOTO

12 Diphalane 2026 – Tirelo ya Sepodisi ya Aforika Borwa (SAPS) e simolola gompieno ditiragalo tsa bosetšhaba tsa pabalesego ka paka ya meletlo mo kgaolong ya Ehlanzeni, kwa Mpumalanga, fa paka ya meletlo ya kwa bokhutlong jwa ngwaga e ntse e atamela. SAPS e tlhalositse gore go simololwa ga ditiragalo tseno go tla etelelwa pele ke ditiro tsa paakanyetso tse di tla nnang karolo ya matsholo a a nonotshitsweng a sepodisi, ka maikaelelo a go oketsa go bonala ga mapodisi, go thibela le go lwantsha bosenyi, le go netefatsa polokesego ya baagi mo pakeng e e tlang ya meletlo.

Tonakgolo ya nakwana ya sepodisi, Firoz Cachalia, mmogo le motlatsatona wa Sepodisi, Dr Polly Boshielo le Cassel Mathale, ba solofetswe go etelela tiragalo eno pele.

Mokomeshenara wa Bosetšhaba wa nakwana wa sepodisi, Lieutenant General Puleng Dimpane, o tla tlhagisa le go neela semmuso Cachalia leano la tiragatso ya sepodisi go netefatsa polokesego ka paka ya meletlo. Dimpane are sepodisi se boletse gore ditiro tseno di ikaelela go netefatsa gore mapodisi a bonala thata mo metseng, go thibela ditiragalo tsa bosenyi le go tsaya dikgato kgatlhanong le bosenyi, gore baagi ba bolokesege ka paka ya meletlo.

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Monna o atlholetswe dingwaga di le 28 kwa kgolegelo mabapi le go bolaya lekgarebe la gagwe

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Ka KEDIBONE MOLAETSI

12 Diphalane 2026 – Bothati jwa Bosetšhaba jwa Botšhotšhisi (NPA) bo kgonne go netefatsa gore Ofentse Kotsedi wa dingwaga di le 36, o atlholelwa dingwaga di le 28 mo kgolegelong ka ntlha ya go bolaya mosadi yo a neng a ratana le ene. Kotsedi o bonwe molato ke Kgotlatshekelo ya Kgaolo ya Zeerust mabapi le polao go ya ka Karolo ya 51(1) ya Molao wa Phetolo ya Molao wa Bosenyi wa bo 105 wa 1997.

Sebueledi sa NPA mono Bone Bophirima, Lindiwe Mabasa are kgotlhatshekelo e utlwile gore ka la bo 29 Seetebosigo 2024, Kotsedi o ne a etela lekgarebe la gagwe, mme a mo fitlhela a ntse a baakanyetsa bana ba gagwe ba babedi dijo tsa maitseboa. Mabasa are o ne a mo kopa madi a go reka bojalwa, mme a galefa thata fa mosadi yoo a mmolelela gore ga a na madi.

“Kotsedi o ne a tlhasela mosadi yo setlhogo, ka go mo itaya thata. Mongwe wa bana o ne a bona se se diregang. O ne a mo tlogela ka dikgobalo tse di ile tsa lebisa kwa losong la gagwe.

“Fa go sekasekiwa katlholo, moemedi wa puso, Kagiso Modibedi, o ne a kopa kgotlatshekelo gore e mo atlholele kotlhao e e beilweng ke molao ya botshelo jotlhe mo kgolegelong,” Mabasa wa tlhalosa.

Mabasa are le fa kgotlatshekelo e ne ya fitlhela go na le mabaka a a botlhokwa le a a pateletsang a a neng a letla gore go fapogwe mo kotlhaong eo, e ne ya mo atlholela dingwaga di le 28 mo kgolegelong. Mabasa are mo godimo ga kotlhao ya kgolegelo, kgotlatshekelo e ne ya bolela gore Kotsedi ga a tshwanelwa ke go nna le tlhobolo.

“Gape, e laetse gore ba lelapa la moswi ba rerisiwe fa go ka sekasekiwa kopo ya gagwe ya go gololwa ka parole mo isagong,” ga rialo Mabasa.

Kgabagare, mokaedi wa Botšhotšhisi jwa Setšhaba kwa Lekaleng la Bokone Bophirima, Dr Rachel Makhari-Sekhaolelo o amogetse katlholo eno, a tlhalosa gore e romela molaetsa o o nonofileng wa gore tirisodikgoka e e ikaegileng ka bong le tirisodikgoka mo malapeng ga di kitla di letlelelwa.

“Boikemisetso jwa mokgatlho ono wa go sekisa ka natla melato ya tirisodikgoka e e diragalang mo malapeng le go netefatsa gore badirabosula ba rwala maikarabelo a ditiro tsa bone.

“NPA e tla tswelela go lwela tshiamiso le go sireletsa batho ba ba mo kotsing mo setšhabeng, segolobogolo basadi le bana,” Makhari wa tlhalosa.

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Moeti o rotloetsa go abelwa ga barutwana ba basetsana mesangwana ya kgwedi

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Setshwantsho: Baithuti ba basetsana ba amogela mesangwana ya go ya kgweding

Ka OBAKENG MAJE

12 Diphalane 2026 – Baithuti ba basetsana ba Mophato wa 12 kwa sekolong se segolwane sa Bogosing kwa motseng wa Maphoitsile, ba abetswe mesangwana ya bomme ya go ya kgweding. Kabelano e, e dirilwe ke baithuti ba maloba ba sekolo seno.

Mongwe wa barulaganyi ba neelano eno, Mika Moeti yo e leng leloko la komiti ya ga meiyara kwa masepaleng o mogolwane wa Taung, gape e le moeteledipele wa lekoko la sepolotiki la Action SA mono Taung, are ba dirile seno ka maikaelelo a go thusa baithuti ba ba tswang kwa malapeng a a humanegileng ba ba sa kgoneng go ithekela dilo tsa botlhokwa tsa boitekanelo. Moeti are ba simolotse letsholo leno ka gonne ba tlhaloganya mathata a baithuti ba ba tswang kwa malapeng a a sa itsholelang, mme batsadi kgotsa maloko a malapa a bona ba sa kgone go ba rekela mesangwana eo.

“Gompieno, re abetse baithuti ba basetsana ba Mophato wa 12 mesangwana ya kgwedi. Re dira seno ka gonne re tlhaloganya gore go na le baithuti ba ba humanegileng ba batsadi kgotsa bamalapa a bona ba ba sa kgoneng go ba rekela mesangwana e.

“Sesangwana e botlhokwa thata, mme re rata go leboga baithuti ba pele ba sekolo sa Bogosing ba ba nnileng le seabe mo moneelong ono,” Moeti wa tlhalosa.

Gape Moeti are ba tlile go abela baithuti ba basimane dilo tse ditlhapang, mmogo le didirisiwa tsa sekolo. Moeti are ba solofela gore porojeke eno e tla tswelela e le tiro e e dirwang ka metlha.

“Re solofela gore seno se tla tlisetsa baithuti ba le bantsi boitumelo le go ba rotloetsa go tswelela ka go tsena sekolo ntle le dikgoreletsi.

“Go abela baithuti ba basetsana ba ba nnang kwa magaeng mesengwana ya kgwedi go botlhokwa thata mo go lwantsheng lehuma le le pateletsang basetsana bangwe go sa ye sekolong ka nako ya bona fa ba le mo kgwedi,” Moeti wa tlhalosa.

Moeti are seno se tlile go sireletsa boitekanelo jwa bona le seriti. Moeti are kabelano e, e thusa basetsana go tswelela ba tsena sekolo.

“Go nna le mesangwana ya kgwedi go thusa go fokotsa go sa tsene sekolo, ka gonne basetsana bangwe mo metseng ya magaeng ba tlhola ba sa ye sekolong malatsi a le mmalwa kgwedi le kgwedi kgotsa ba tlogela sekolo gotlhelele ka ntlha ya go tlhoka madi a go reka dilo tsa boitekanelo.

“Go tsena sekolo ka metlha go thusa baithuti go sala dithuto morago, go falola dithuto tsa bona le go fitlhelela ditoro tsa bona tsa isago,” Moeti wa tlhalosa.

Moeti are go sireletsa boitekanelo le pabalesego go tlhoka mesangwana ya kgwedi go ka pateletsa basetsana go dirisa dilo tse di sa siamang le tse di sa phepafalang, tse di jaaka matsela a kgale, diponche kgotsa matlhare. Moeti are dilo tseno di ka baka mathata a boitekanelo le dikotsi tsa malwetse.

“Gape, go sa ye sekolong le go tlhoka dilo tsa botlhokwa go ka dira gore basetsana ba nne mo maemong a a ka ba bayang mo kotsing ya go sotliwa kgotsa go dirisiwa ka tsela e e sa siamang.

“Go nna le mesangwana ya kgwedi go thusa go fokotsa poifo, matshwenyego le ditlhong tse basetsana ba ka nnang le tsona ka ntlha ya go boifa gore diaparo tsa bona di ka leswafala kgotsa ba sotliwa ke ba bangwe,” Moeti wa tlhalosa.

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