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Contractor attacked in Majakaneng


Mahikeng- The North West Provincial Government has received with astonishment and disappointment news about the attack on the contractor appointed recently by government to work on restoring water for the community of Majakaneng near Brits.  

The incident which according to the police happened last night, Saturday, resulted in two of the contracted workers being injured. 

This disturbing attack happened hours after Premier Supra Obakeng Ramoeletsi Mahumapelo’s visit to the area, where he had a fruitful interaction with the community about practical ways of resolving the community’s service delivery concerns.

It was during that community meeting that Premier Mahumapelo confirmed amongst others, the appointment of the contractor who was already on site. 

“This development is certainly going against the peaceful mood that prevailed yesterday in Majakaneng. We are however content about the arrest of one of the suspects who are linked to this displeasing incident, and we call for the law to take its course”, said Premier Mahumapelo.

Pleading with the community of Majakaneng to allow the contractor the space to deliver on the urgent task at hand, Premier Mahumapelo encouraged them to isolate criminal elements who are using the plight of the community for their own criminal interests. 

Mahumapelo further calls for the deployment of increased law enforcement personnel to the area, for them to ensure that security is tightened around key water installation sites.

Premier Mahumapelo reiterated his call for the community to work closely and serenely with government, and focus their energies towards bringing stability and reconciliation in the area of Majakaneng. 

While the situation is being closely monitored, the communities are urged to work with the police and report any suspicious acts of criminality.
-TDN
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MEC Molapisi to launch Safety and Security focus month


North West MEC for Community Safety and Transport Management Gaoage Molapisi will launch the Safety and Security focus month in Mahikeng (Danville).

The MEC has during his budget speech indicated that the conference will be held to reflect on the mandate of CPF’s and Boards, as well as exploring measures of strengthening them to enhance their functionality.

he Department aims to ensure broad stake holder mobilization through a series of activities to be performed during the February month targeted as a Safety and Security focus period” departmental spokesperson Daddy Sebolecwe said.

Sebolecwe said this is to continue creation of partnerships through working together by the Criminal Justice System cluster institutions in Government, the civil society and business sector in the fight against crime.

The MEC is expected to outline the programme of action and schedule of activities to unfold during February and beyond.

Community members are encouraged to be part of the launch.

The event will unfold as follows: 

Date : Tuesday, 10 February 2015

Venue : Danville next to Nursery (Mahikeng)Time : 9H00
-TDN
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Amajimbos geared for CAF Youth Champs

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Johannesburg- The South African Under-17 Men’s National team, Amajimbos head to the Niger capital of Niamey confident of flying the country’s flag high at the CAF African Youth Championship which runs from 17 February – 1 March this year.

The Molefi Ntseki-coached youngsters will jet out of the country on Saturday and will travel via Addis Ababa before settling in Niamey, the capital of Niger for this important tournament.

For Amajimbos, this trip will present an opportunity of a lifetime. The top four teams from the CAF Youth Champs will qualify for the FIFA Under-17 World Cup in Chile later in the year.

But first Amajimbos will have to negotiate their way through a tricky path in Group B where they face African football powerhouses Ivory Coast, Mali and Cameroon. The South Africans open their account with a clash against Ivory Coast on February 16 at the Municipal Stadium. Kick-off is at 15h00.

Three days later on February 19, Amajimbos tackle Mali before playing their last Group B match against Cameroon on February 22. Both matches kick off at 15h00 and will be played at Municipal Stadium.

The winners of Group A, which consists of hosts Niger, Nigeria, Guinea and Zambia, will play the runner up in Group B while the winner of Group B will play the runner up in Group A.

The Under-17 technical team had an opportunity to look at all the players in a friendly match against an Eastern Cape Under-17 Provincial team on Thursday which they lost 2-1 but coach Molefi Ntseki said the result did not count much as they wanted to have a final look at the team ahead of tomorrow’s departure.

“The friendly match was very important for us because we managed to break away from the normal trend and was in a different environment. The purpose of the friendly was for us to get a chance to have a look at all the players hence there were eight substitutions at one go. The result was not the focus of the day but rather to see where we are ahead of our journey.
“We are in a tough Group but we are relishing the challenge. We have proven in the past that when the going gets tough that is when the best comes out of our boys,” said Ntseki.

UNDER-17 AFRICAN YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIP

GROUP A GROUP B
NIGER. SOUTH AFRICA
NIGERIA. COTE D IVOIRE
GUINEA. MALI
ZAMBIA. CAMEROON

South Africa Matches:
 16 FEB. SOUTH AFRICA vs COTE D’ IVOIRE 15h00 at Municipal stadium
 19 FEB. SOUTH AFRICA vs MALI 15h00 at Municipal Stadium
 22 FEB. SOUTH AFRICA vs CAMEROON 15h00h at Municipal stadium

First Group A vs Second Group. B
Second Group A vs First Group B

These four teams qualify for the Under-17 FIFA World Cup in Chile.
-TDN
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A black pupil raped by six white pupils at school hostel in Jan Kempsdorp

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Jan kempsdorp- A group of white boys from a Northern Cape high school have videoed themselves attacking a black pupil and raping him with a broom handle, according to a report.

City Press reported that the four-minute video shows a group of six white pupils, who were wearing only their underpants, attacking the child.

The video, which was seen by City Press, shows the boy bound to a bed and painted with a white substance before the boys raped him. A group of black pupils are also seen watching the attack.

Before he was raped, the video shows his attackers shaving his head and his buttocks. The boy can be heard screaming and crying as his attackers and other boys in the room laugh and joke.

The assault allegedly took place in the agricultural school’s hostel in Jan Kempdorp, which is on the border with the North West.

Northern Cape education spokesperson Sydney Stander said the video was shot on Sunday at the hostel.
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North West Legislatures’s Committee on Education Concerned Over Safety of Learners at Boschpoort Combined School

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Pic: Chairperson of Portfolio Committee, Boitumelo Moiloa, NEC member for Sanco, Motlalepule Rosho and Dr Tutu Faleni

Pic: Chairperson of Portfolio Committee, Boitumelo Moiloa, NEC member for Sanco, Motlalepule Rosho and Dr Tutu Faleni

The North West Provincial Legislature’s Portfolio Committee on Education, Sports, Arts, Culture and Traditional Affairs raised a serious concerns over the safety of learners at Boschpoort Combined School near Ottosdal in Ngaka Modiri Molema District.

This came after the Committee went on an oversight visit . The committee discovered that  classrooms are overcrowded and there is poor maintenance of the  infrastructure. The walls are cracked and the ceiling is falling. The earth tremor that occurred last year has worsened the situation.

Boschpoort Combined School has learner enrolment of 700 and 23 teachers who reside from Tigane, Letsopa and nearby farming communities. The Ablution facilities for learners are frequently blocked, leaving the learners to relieve themselves in the bushes. There is no security and access control, which puts the lives of learners in danger, as matriculants sleep in the classrooms during weekends. This is due to the unavailability of scholar transport during weekends.

According to the Principal of the school, Mr. Lucky Khumalo, the school was meant to be upgraded into a mega school by the Department of Education and Sports Development but the plan was never implemented.

“We have incapacitated teachers in the school with only 13 of the 23 teachers are qualified and the others are just graduates.

“This is because of recruitment challenges we face. In most cases, qualified teachers are not sustainable for long periods as they complain of the distance between town and the farm area, and other general socio-economic challenges that hamper their desired basic needs,” said Khumalo.

He said this has negatively impacted on the performance of learners at the school which has left matriculants at a pass rate of 42%.

The school is situated in a private owned land and there is a game farm with wild animals posing a danger to learners.

The Chairperson of the Committee, Boitumelo Moiloa said the Committee will meet with the department and request responses on matters of upgrading the school and acquiring the land.

-TDN
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The North West Provincial Legislature terminates EFF Babuile’s membership

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Mahikeng- The Northwest Provincial Legislature having established facts pertaining to the conviction and sentencing of Papiki Babuile as reported in the media informed the leader of the official opposition party, the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), that Papiki Babuile is no longer eligible to be a member of the legislature by virtue of the provisions of section 106(1)(e) of the Constitution.

Section 106 of the Constitution prescribes that a person automatically ceases to be a member of a provincial legislature if that person is convicted of an offense and sentenced to more than 12 months imprisonment.

In terms of the correspondence at our disposal, Babuile was indeed convicted for the murder of the former ANC Regional Secretary of Dr Kenneth Kaunda Region, David Chika, on 26 November 2014 and was sentenced for a period of 12 years plus a further sentence of 8 years imprisonment for conspiracy to commit murder. Both sentences run concurrently.

“According to the same correspondence Papiki Babuile attempted to make an application for leave to appeal but the court refused the application” Legislature spokesperson Teboho Chaane said.

No formal documentation were furnished by the EFF showing any further steps taken by Papiki Babuile on this matter safe for their submission that “his attorneys are busy with the appeal processes against the conviction and sentence”.

This was despite our numerous requests for them to do so.

“The Speaker of the Legislature, after careful consideration of all facts and pertinent legal matters surrounding this matter, has concluded, as advised, that automatic loss of membership of Mr Papiki Babuile has incurred” Chaane said.

He said it is on such basis as reflected above that the Speaker had to make a determination and communicated to the leader of Economic Freedom Fighters that Papiki Babuile has automatically ceased to be a member of the Northwest Provincial Legislature effective from the date of his appeal being refused by the court.

Papiki Babuile has immediately ceased to enjoy all benefits and entitlements including remuneration he enjoyed as the member of the Legislature.

According to Chaane, It goes without saying that the Northwest Provincial Legislature reserves all and or any of its rights to recoup all monies already paid to Papiki Babuile after automatic loss of membership incurred.
-TDN
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PASTORS EXPRESS SHOCK AFTER FAMILY SHOOTING CLAIM THREE LIVES

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Police officers should not use violence to solve their marital problems,Mahikeng Ministers Fellowship (MMF) said on Wednesday.
 
“Violence and firearms in particular have never been useful tools to settle domestic disputes and marital problems,” Chairperson of MMF( an interdenominational pastors fellowship),Apostle Zandisile Mpame said after a policeman shot dead his wife and 28-year-old son before killing himself in Tloung Village, Mahikeng over the weekend.
 
“We wish to convey our condolences to the family and colleagues of those who lost their lives in the tragic incident which has left the community in shock. The unfortunate occurrence calls for those who are mentally and psychologically unfit to possess firearms to be disarmed before their lives and of those close to them are lost,” Apostle Mpame underscored.
 
Mpame said that pastors are always available to support the South African Police Service whenever their spiritual and marriage counselling services are required.
 
He added that unstable and or stressed police officials put their spouses, families and their colleagues at risk as pressure experienced tend to trigger violent reactions.
 
According to police, Warrant Officer Mogorosi Nthutang and his wife were reportedly involved in an argument at around 11:30pm on Satuday.
 
“It is alleged that a member of public order policing in Mahikeng, Warrant Officer Mogorosi Nthutang, 47, killed his wife Meisie Nthutang, 41, and his son Obolokeng Nthutang, 28, at their house…,” Police Spokesperson Brigadier Thulani Ngubane said.
 
He said that a case of murder and suicide are under investigation.

14 Learners in a Taxi Accident in Taung

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Taung- Fourteen learners were rushed to Taung hospital after their transport collided with another taxi early this morning.

The learners are from Taung and were heading to Voorspoed Primary school in Magogong in the Northern Cape.

 

All fourteen learners are reported to be in a stable condition.

 

MEC Wendy Matsemela sends her heartfelt regards to the families of the learners and wishes a speedy recovery to the learners. Matsemela also sends a word of caution to the taxi drivers to adhere to the speed limits.

 

Although it is a parent’s prerogative to send their children to schools of their choice in the country, parents are also advised to register learners at neighbouring schools within the provincial demarcation so that learner transport can be regulated.

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Dewani family want inquest into Anni’s death reopened

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LONDON – Anni Dewani’s family says Shrien’s lawyers have delayed the discussions about reopening an inquest into her death.

Shrien Dewani was accused of orchestrating his wife’s murder on their honeymoon in Cape Town in 2010.

His trial was thrown out of the Western Cape High Court before he was called as a witness.

The parties involved are hoping to meet later this month to discuss the matter.

For a detailed report, watch the video in the gallery above. 

 

 

– eNCA

Woman killed by tractor

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Johannesburg – A woman died after she was driven over by a tractor on the R102 in Tongaat, KwaZulu-Natal, paramedics said on Tuesday.

“Reports from the scene indicate that the female was sitting on the wheel arch while getting a lift on the tractor when she fell off and landed under the rear wheel,” said Netcare 911 spokesperson Chris Botha.

Paramedics worked to stabilise the woman, in her 50s, who had multiple injuries and was in a critical condition before transporting her to hospital.

“Tragically the patient died soon after arriving at the emergency room.”

– SAPA