Kaizer Chiefs will seek to retain their unbeaten record in the league when they visit SuperSport United at Peter Mokaba Stadium on Saturday, 10 November 2012, kickoff for what promises to be a thriller-a-minute encounter is at 20h15.

The Glamour Boys have been impressive in the league so far this season recording 21 points after nine games and together with SuperSport United are the only two sides that remain unbeaten in the Absa Premiership.

Chiefs go to the game on Saturday high on confidence after being rewarded a cheque of R1, 5 million for winning Q-1 of the Q-Innovation and registering an emphatic 3-0 victory against Golden Arrows on Tuesday evening.

Matthew Rusike who made his official debut on Tuesday against Golden Arrows told kaizerchiefs.com; “It is important to remain unbeaten going to the Christmas break” he said.

“The game against SuperSport presents us with an opportunity to stamp our authority and extend what has been a good run in the league. They are one of the good teams in the league. We respect them but we wont treat them any different to other teams that we have played this season” he added.

Commenting on his debut; It was a great experience to make my debut and make a contribution in the team. I took all the positives that came out with it. We took all the three points which was very important.

I am just going to continue working hard, fight for a place in the starting eleven and play well, chances will come.

The Coach told me that I did everything that he was expecting from me. He was satisfied with my performance on the day. I know that I have to work on the level of my fitness. I felt a bit tired towards the end of the game but this will improve with more game time and putting more effort in training, continued Rusike.

Rusike also revealed that he is also one of the golfers in the team; I play regularly with Keegan (Ritchie) and Bernard (Parker). Golf is good for relaxation. On the golf course I am not Tiger Woods but I am pretty cool. Keegan is a quality golfer while Bernard is still in the process of learning the game.

Technique is very important in golf and it is something that I gain and use to improve my football game, he said with a smile.

Rusike told kaizerchiefs.com that he is delighted to be using the same jersey number as previously used by his compatriot, Knowledge Musona, it is nice to be wearing no. 21 jersey previously used by Knowledge (Musona) whom I played with since we were 14.

He is one of my closest friends. I spoke to him after I joined the Club. I ran it passed him during one of our conversations that I chose his number when I signed for the Club. As you will know Knowledge and his humility, he told me that I will do very well and wished me luckI dont put myself under pressure, all I need to do is to work hard, added Rusike.

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By Obakeng Maje

Taung Magistrate Court granted a suspect who is implicated on a shooting of ANC member, Ogopoleng Semao at Magogong village.

Final Kgodumo,37 briefly appeared  before Taung Magistrate Court  today on charges of attempted murder,pointing of a fire-arm and unlawful in possession of a firearm.

“A 37 year-old man was arrested in Vryburg on Monday after he allegedly shot another ANC member at a party meeting” Brigadier Thulani Ngubane said.

“Kgodumo appeared briefly in court and a fight erupted between two factions. The supporters from two groups hauled stones at each other and a supporter from Semao allegedly stabbed a rival supporter from Kgodumo camp with a broken bottle on a shoulder” Ngubane said.

“The victim was rushed to a local hospital where he was stiched and later released. The suspect was arrested and will appear before magistrate soon” He said.

BY Obakeng Maje

Jouberton- A 20 year old man has beeb stabbed to death after a quarrel North West police said.

The incident started at Tshedimosetso Secondary during school where a 20 year old man was accused by a 18 year-old suspect.

“It is alleged that a 20 year old deceased was part of the group that killed a 33 year-old man from Extension 1. According to information received a 33 year old man was killed on Sunday after been engaged in a heated-argument with four guys” Captain Pelonomi Makau said.

“A 33 year-old man who is a cousin of a 18 year-old suspect was stabbed to death after he came across four guys from Extension 12 accompanying his girlfriend. He allegedly stopped her to get answers as the girl was allegedly not home for the whole weekend” Captain said.

“The argument broke between him and the alleged group. That precipitated to a fight and one of the guys took out a knife and stabbed him” Makau said.

A 18 year-old man was allegedly standing from a distance.He accused a 20 year old of a murder of his cousin. 

Their fight started on Monday almost at the same spot his cousin was allegedly stabbed. He took out a rusty knife and allegedly stabbed him.

A vctim was taken to a local hospital in critical condition where he later died.

A case of murder was registered and investigations continue.

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Hawks spokesperson McIntosh Polela has been suspended three weeks after making a controversial reference to prison rape on Twitter, police said today. “He has been suspended. We won’t discuss details. It is a purely internal matter,” said Brigadier Phuti Setati.

He referred all Hawks media inquiries to the SA Police Service media centre. Setati would not comment on a report in the Beeld newspaper that Polela’s suspension was the direct result of his tweet in October about kwaito star Molemo “Jub Jub” Maarohanye, after he was convicted of murder.

“Jub Jub spending 1st night in prison, bail has been denied after being found guilty of murder, attempted murder & racing while high,” Polela tweeted shortly after judgement was handed down by the Protea Magistrates Court.

“I trust that Jub Jub’s supporters gave him a jar of Vaseline to take to prison,” Polela posted. Several users commented on this tweet. One asked: “Really? Rape jokes from the police spokesperson?” and another: “Coming from an officer of the court that is low! Scrapping at the bottom of the barrel for comments now are we?”

Polela later apologised for the remark, also via Twitter: “My tweet about Jub Jub on Tuesday night was in poor taste. I profoundly regret posting it and hereby retract it. Je suis desole I’m sorry.”

Shortly after the initial tweets, fast food franchise Nando’s ran an advert poking fun at him. “Next time you’re thinking about tweeting, do yourself (and your followers) a favour and come to Nando’s instead. Unlike your jokes, our flame-grilled peri-peri chicken is always tasteful.”

He has been suspended. We won’t discuss details. It is a purely internal matter,” said Brigadier Phuti Setati.

On Tuesday, a Twitter user asked Polela why he was not commenting on the latest Hawks’ raid. “I’m writing exams from the 19th. At home studying and trying not to care about what’s happening in the universe,” he replied.

Maarohanye and Themba Tshabalala were found guilty of four counts of murder, two of attempted murder, using drugs, racing on a public road, and driving under the influence of drugs.

They were drag-racing in Protea North on March 8, 2010 when they crashed into a group of school boys. Prince Mohube, Mlungisi Cwayi, Andile Mthombeni and Phomello Masemola were killed. Frank Mlambo and Fumani Mushwana were seriously injured.

Yesterday, the High Court in Johannesburg rejected an appeal by Maarohanye against the revoking of his bail. Sentencing is scheduled to take place on November 30.

Johannesburg – Two rhino were killed at the Mafikeng Game Reserve on Wednesday, said officials.

“A mother and its calf were found dead,” said spokeswoman Dinah Ranganka.

The cow had its horns hacked off, while the calf was not dehorned. The two were found just metres from a main road.

This was the first poaching at the reserve in 2012, but around 60 rhino have been killed in the North West in 2012. – Sapa

The man behind an anti-Muslim film that led to violence in many parts of the Middle East was sentenced to a year in federal prison for probation violations in an unrelated matter, then issued a provocative statement through his attorney.

The sentence on Wednesday was the result of a plea bargain between lawyers for Mark Bassely Youssef and federal prosecutors. Youssef admitted in open court that he had used several false names in violation of his probation order and obtained a driver’s license under a false name. He was on probation for a bank fraud case.

Shortly after Youssef left the courtroom, his lawyer, Steven Seiden, came to the front steps of the courthouse and told reporters his client wanted to send a message.

“The one thing he wanted me to tell all of you is President Obama may have gotten Osama bin Laden, but he didn’t kill the ideology,” Seiden said.

Asked what that meant, Seiden said, “I didn’t ask him, and I don’t know.”

US District Court Judge Christina Snyder accepted the plea agreement and immediately sentenced Youssef after he admitted to four of the eight alleged violations, including obtaining a fraudulent California driver’s licence. Prosecutors agreed to drop the other four allegations under the plea deal, which also included more probation time.

All parties agreed that none of the violations had to do with the content of “Innocence of Muslims,” a film that depicts the Prophet Muhammad as a religious fraud, paedophile and womaniser.

However, Assistant US Attorney Robert Dugdale argued Youssef’s lies about his identity have caused harm to others, including the film’s cast and crew. Deadly violence related to the film broke out September 11 and spread to many parts of the Middle East.

“They had no idea he was a recently released felon,” Dugdale said on Wednesday. “Had they known that, they might have had second thoughts” about being part of the film.

He said they have had death threats and feel their careers have been ruined.

Seiden said his client admits to being the film’s scriptwriter but had no other involvement except what he described as being a “cultural adviser.”

Youssef, 55, was arrested in late September, just weeks after he went into hiding when the deadly violence erupted.

Enraged Muslims had demanded severe punishment for Youssef, with a Pakistani cabinet minister even offering $100,000 to anyone who kills him.

Federal authorities initially sought a two-year sentence for Youssef but settled on a one-year term after negotiating the plea deal with Youssef’s attorneys.

Prosecutors said they wouldn’t pursue new charges against Youssef- namely making false statements – and would drop the remaining probation-violation allegations levelled against him. But Youssef was placed on four years’ probation and must be truthful about his identity and his future finances.

Seiden asked that his client be placed under home confinement, but Snyder denied that request. Youssef will spend his time behind bars at a Southern California prison.

Youssef served most of his 21-month prison sentence for using more than a dozen aliases and opening about 60 bank accounts to conduct a check fraud scheme, prosecutors said.

After he was released from prison, Youssef was barred from using computers or the internet for five years without approval from his probation officer.

Federal authorities have said they believe Youssef is responsible for the film, but they haven’t said whether he was the person who posted it online. He also wasn’t supposed to use any name other than his true legal name without the prior written approval of his probation officer.

At least three names have been associated with Youssef since the film trailer surfaced – Sam Bacile, Nakoula Basseley Nakoula and Youssef. Bacile was the name attached to the YouTube account that posted the video.

“This is a defendant who has engaged in a long pattern of deception,” Dugdale said. “His dishonesty goes back years.”

Court documents show Youssef legally changed his name from Nakoula in 2002, though when he was tried, he identified himself as Nakoula. He wanted the name change because he believed Nakoula sounded like a girl’s name, according to court documents. – Sapa-AP

Northern Cape – Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga has told Northern Cape parents that their children’s sex lives are their problem and not the education department’s, The Times reported on Thursday.

In a lecture on parental rights and duties, Motshekga told parents at a National Council of Provinces meeting in De Aar they could not “pass the buck” to her department when their children fell pregnant or became substance abusers.

“Teenage pregnancy is a problem imported to schools by homes and the community. (But) it’s a department problem for us.

“They don’t make sex at schools, they make sex at homes. This is a problem. There is something wrong that it now becomes my problem. We don’t provide beds; we provide pens and books,” she said.

A Statistics SA study this year revealed that 160 754 schoolgirls fell pregnant between July 2008 and July 2010.

According to the report, Motshekga’s rebuke was prompted by appeals from parents who wanted improved sex education in schools. – Sapa

The construction of the R478 million new Bophelong Psychiatric Hospital reaffirms the commitment of the ANC government to restore the dignity of people with mental illness and provide a safe environment for them to receive quality mental health care, North West Premier Thandi Modise has asserted.