BY KEDIBONE MOLAETSI

THE Newly endorsed sewing project in Kraaipan village set to benefit the community. The project was given necessary injection on Friday by Gold Harmony mining. One of the project owners, Gabose Leshope said they welcome the massive support from Harmony Gold mining and municipality.

 “We are very proud that, as a result of the various skills development offered by Harmony Gold mining, some of us have been able to sustain our own small businesses. The project will enable us to support ourselves. This, in turn, allows us to change the lives of formerly dependant families by employing them. Ladies from our centre are actively involved in filling sewing orders that we receive from different companies.

 “Our specialities include clothing, bed linen, table clothes and different types of promotional aprons. The project is growing and benefits both the organisation and the producers. We are now able to put a plate of food on the table and enjoy a feeling of economic freedom. We will be working tirelessly to get businesses from various government institutions and private sectors. We also design logos and school uniforms,” Leshope said.

 The Harmony Gold mining CEO, Graham Griggs said: “We donated an embroidery computer to help the sustainability of the project. The computer and printing machine will assist them in depicting logos on the materials.  Unique projects like this benefit and uplifting disadvantaged people. We will continue to show support and help where necessary,” he said.

More than 20 women were part of the sewing project so far. The Ratlou municipal mayor, Phenyo Victor Mance said: “The project will empower many people and introduce a needed change within the community. We offered skill development workshops and training to the beneficiaries. So we believe they could grow it in leaps. Many companies across municipality must now come and place their orders. That will reduce unemployment and inequality within the society. Many women are single parents, so our aim is to give opportunity to many women as we can.”

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BY KEDIBONE MOLAETSI

TEN murder case suspects appeared before Vryburg Magistrate’s Court on Friday. They were subsequently arrested after they were implicated in a murder case of Moses Mosepele in Soutpanfontein farm near Stella.

A farmer, Luwentu Sipho Sigwinta, and his wife Lindiwe Mpathane were granted bail of R2000 each by Vryburg Magistrate’s Court while other accused Margaret Moipolai, Kedibone Lehula, David Plaatjie, Isaack Kibane, Simphiwe Cele and Zukisa Macikwana were granted R1000 bail each.

The two police officers, constables Samson Mazibuko and Olebogeng Nkele were also granted R1500 bail each.  The suspects allegedly assaulted and poured boiling water on three suspects who were accused of stealing livestock at Sigwinta’s farm a month ago.

They were dragged to the farm and allegedly being assaulted and resulted in Mosepele’s murder. The suspects were charged with murder, attempted murder, kidnapping, assault with intent to cause grievously bodily harm and defeating the ends of justice.  The case is postponed to 15 February 2016 for further investigation.

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BY REGINALD KANYANE

 THE North West Education and Sport Development department said the renovations were underway at School for the Deaf in Leeudoringstad. Department spokesperson, Elias Malindi said the department renovates the block where three school kids were burnt to death three months ago.

 “We are currently renovating the block and we hope that will be completed before January next year. We still wait for the forensic investigation reports from the police. We cannot reveal the amount spent on renovations as they are regarded as confidential. Learners were moved to Schweizer Reneke.”

 The fire razed three learners to death and that caused uproar about the safety of the learners. Katlego Diseko, 16, Bulelwa Koni, 18 and Emily Oageng, 22 died while others were left injured during the fire outbreak. One of the learners sent a short message system (sms) to her mother informing her about the fire at around 12:00am midnight.  The portfolio committee in education heard that there were no security guards at the school and the burglar door that separates the dormitory of learners and teachers was locked at the time.

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BY REGINALD KANYANE

A 33 year-old man was denied bail by Mahikeng Magistrate’s Court on Thursday over murder. Tebogo Mokopanele was arrested after he allegedly assaulted his mother to death. The atrocity took place last week Sunday at Ratloung village in Mahikeng. Mokopanele appeared before court and was denied bail.

North West police spokesperson, Major Pelonomi Makau said: “The suspects allegedly arrived at his house with his girlfriend and demanded food from his mother. He assaulted a 63 year-old mother because there was no food in the house. The woman was certified death at the scene and Mokopanele was arrested.”

Mokopanele’s murder case will resume on Wednesday for formal bail application.

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A team from the Kouga municipality in the Eastern Cape has had no luck in locating a mysterious object from the sky, believed to be a meteorite that struck near the Patensie area on Sunday night.

“We have given up on the search for now. We were quite a large team and we couldn’t find anything,” municipal spokesperson Mfundo Sobele told News24 on Monday afternoon.

“We asked local residents who told us about seeing something in the sky, but its exact location could not be determined.”

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Johannesburg – President Jacob Zuma’s comment that the ANC comes before the country is irresponsible, the Economic Freedom Fighters said on Sunday.

“The idea that ANC is above or comes first before South Africa is testimony that we are heading for dictatorship and the death of multiparty democracy because it means they are prepared to become one party state,” EFF spokesperson Mbuyiseni Ndlozi said in a statement.

“This is the language of dictators who think they hold monopoly of wisdom and are indispensable.”

He said the EFF believed that the country came first and urged South Africans to “reject” the ANC.

Speaking at the African National Congress KwaZulu-Natal conference on Saturday, Zuma said he believed his party came before the country.

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The ANC in KwaZulu-Natal said the outcomes of the 8^th Provincial Conference should not be used to mirror future ANC conferences.

“The ANC in KZN held its own conference [at the weekend] and this is not about the 2017 conference as reported in the media.

“The outcome of this conference is about what we will be doing for this province. We will discuss issues pertaining to future conferences at an appropriate time,” said newly elected provincial chairperson Sihle Zikalala while delivering his closing remarks at the conference on Sunday.

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Thabo Nkala, accused of being part of a gang that brutally attacked two couples at Rhodes Park in Kensington, is expected to appear in the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court on Monday.

The 24-year-old faces charges of murder, rape and attempted murder.

Just over three weeks ago, a gang of 12 men attacked two couples who had gone to the park after a church service in central Johannesburg.

They accosted the couples, beat the two men before stripping them and tying their hands and feet with their clothes before throwing them in the lake where they drowned.

One of the women was raped while the other escaped without any physical harm.

A manhunt is still on for the rest of the attackers.

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Johannesburg – An almost week-long heatwave is expected over parts of the country, with some maximum temperatures expected to hit 40 degrees Celsius on Monday.

The heatwave comes as large parts of the country are experiencing devastating drought conditions.

The SA Weather Service said in its daily forecast that a heatwave with “persistently high temperatures” is expected over Gauteng, Mpumalanga, Limpopo and the eastern part of the North West until Thursday.

Skukuza in Mpumalanga and Musina in Limpopo were expected to hit 40 on Monday. Lephalale in Limpopo was forecast to hit 39, Vryburg in the North West has maximum of 38, while Pretoria was forecast to hit a maximum of 37.

Extremely high fire danger conditions were also expected in parts of Limpopo.

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Johannesburg – More than a hundred students and workers are expected to appear in the Brixton Magistrate’s Court on Monday after being arrested while protesting outside the University of Johannesburg’s Kingsway campus.

The arrests came after they allegedly contravened a court order prohibiting protesters from gathering within 500 metres of the campus on Friday as exams started for the university’s 42 000 students.

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