The Mahikeng-based Hawks’ Serious Organised Crime Investigation and Asset Forfeiture Unit, have secured a Preservation Order of a vehicle worth R338 700 against Kagiso Abram Seolwanyane (60) at the North West High Court in Mahikeng on 6 May 2024.
This follows the arrest of Seolwanyane in June 2023, after a tip-off was received regarding suspects who were travelling to Mahikeng allegedly wanting to sell a Pangolin for R60 000.
The Hawks spokesperson in North West, Warrant Officer, Amogelang Malwetse said the information was operationalised and a Toyota Hilux GD-6 was monitored, stopped and searched along Vryburg road. Malwetse said during the search, a bag containing Pangolin was allegedly found inside the vehicle and Seolwanyane was immediately arrested and charged for illegal possession of Pangolin.
“The vehicle was seized as it was used to commit an offence of selling endangered species. Following investigation on the matter, a Preservation Order worth R338 700, was granted on the vehicle,” she said.
Picture: The violent protest erupted in Mahikeng, North West/Generic
By OBAKENG MAJE
A man (22) has been arrested for the alleged malicious damage to property, assault common and intimidation. This is in connection with the incident that occurred at Batswana Commercial Secondary School in Montshioa Township, in Mahikeng during protest on Monday.
The North West police spokesperson, Brig Sabata Mokgwabone said the suspect allegedly intimidated, assaulted a teacher and damaged his cell phone during the protest action. Mokgwabone further said the suspect will appear in the Molopo Magistrate’s Court in Mmabatho on 8 May 2024.
“Other cases of common robbery, malicious damage to property and damage to essential infrastructure are still under investigation. The incidents took place along the Albert Luthuli Drive, near Extension 39 and at Montshioa Township, whereby a bus and a mini delivery truck were torched.
“It is alleged that a number of community members barricaded various roads, including the N18 in Makhubung village and R503 in Danville in the early hours of Monday. The reports suggest that unidentified people torched a bus and a delivery truck at Extension 39 and Montshioa Township respectively,” he added.
The North West Police Commissioner, Lieutenant General Sello Kwena has condemned in the strongest possible terms the eruption of public violence incidents in Mahikeng. Kwena said schooling was also disrupted.
“The situation is currently under control and police in the Greater Mahikeng and Public Order Police (POP), are working hard to maintain public order. Barricades have been removed from most of the affected national and provincial roads to allow the free flow of traffic.
“We would like to request all law abiding citizens not to participate in violent and unlawful protests, which are characterised by criminality and meant to cause anarchy and unnecessary panic amongst members of the community,” said Kwena.
He said they also urge members of the community, including Community Police Forum (CPF) members to be the eyes and ears of the police by reporting instigators and anyone who incites violence. Kwena made it clear that the police will not hesitate to trace and arrest those who are responsible for these acts of violence.
“The police are maintaining their presence in the area. The police management noted with concern the tendency of public servants, who fail to report for work under the pretext that it is not safe to go to work or schools, while workers in other sectors still report for duty with minimal or no serious disturbance,” said Kwena.
The North West MEC for Community Safety and Transport Management, Sello Lehari, will address the incessant and unceasing spiking challenges experienced mainly on N4 road. Lehari will also launch the new uniform for the elite unit, The Eagles.
Lehari spokesperson, Tshegofatso Mothibedi said: “The uniform, which is different from that of the Provincial Traffic Officers’ attire, represents an identification of The Eagles.
“The Eagles is a specialised unit that consists of 60 members. It was established in 2023 to operate on a 24-hour basis on arterial routes, including the N4, N12, N18 and N14 consists of 60 members.
“The activity will form part of the Provincial Government’s Accelerated Service Delivery Programme, Thuntsha Lerole, which will be held in Matlosana. The event will commence on N12 road in Klerksdorp on 10 May 2024 at 9am,” he said.
The South African National Civic Organisation (SANCO) said it is advocating for the lifting of the moratorium, which includes the freezing of advertisements of posts and joining labour unions’ demands for the government, particularly the National Treasury to end the drastic measure.
In October 2023, the National Treasury imposed a moratorium on cost containment measures affecting government institutions. This includes freezing the hiring of new employees in the public service and stopping payment for contract workers.
SANCO spokesperson in North West, Mzukisi Jam said they find this perplexing that the Treasury would implement a directive to freeze the hiring of new employees when the country is facing skyrocketing unemployment, poverty and inequality.
Jam further said the measure also poses significant challenges to government departments that are already continuing to suffer budget cuts of the previous austerity measures to the public service.
He added that they echo the sentiments of labour unions, emphasizing that this decision contradicts the urgent need to strengthen the state’s capacity by filling vacancies in the public service to meet the needs of the people.
“Furthermore, it undermines the objective of building a capable and developmental state that effectively addresses societal needs. The National Treasury is a strategic department that amongst other things is expected to play a critical role in enhancing the state’s capacity to deliver quality public services.
“However, we wonder how the government intends to accelerate service delivery with inadequate human resources. While acknowledging the fiscal constraints and the necessity to reduce unnecessary spending, we believe that this blanket austerity approach across government departments is counter-productive,” said Jam.
He said it does not only weaken the government, but also stifles economic growth. Jam asserted that the Treasury should prioritize ensuring a well-functioning public service with adequate personnel and skills to stimulate economic growth.
“SANCO urges the Executive Committee (EXCO) of the North West Provincial Government (NWPG) to join the civic organization and labour unions and make an appeal to the National Treasury to lift this moratorium.
“Our province is predominantly rural with limited economic opportunities and does not deserve stringent measures that hinder its development and make it difficult to improve the living conditions of its residents,” he said.
Jam said it is imperative to address the compromised service delivery that communities are complaining about. He said it is also unfair for public servants to be burdened with excessive workloads, while funded vacancies remain unfilled and there are hundreds of graduates seeking employment opportunities in government to make a living for themselves and support their families.
“SANCO in the province calls on the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) and its affiliate union, the National Education, Health and Allied Workers Union (NEHAWU), to intensify their campaign against austerity measures imposed by the Government and National Treasury.
“We also pledge our full support for any action the labour union may undertake to address these pressing issues,” said Jam.
Baagi ba ba shakgetseng ba kwa motseng wa Itireleng gaufi le Taung, ba ikanne ba sa dutle gore ga batle go tsaya karolo mo ditlhopong tsa bosetshaba ka di 29 Motsheganong 2024. Seno se tla morago ga gore ba tlhalose fa porojeke ya tsela e e kopanyang motse wa bone le tsela-kgolo ya N18, e puwaganngwe.
Mongwe wa baeteledipele wa baagi, Itumeleng Pholo are, ba nnile le kopano le baagi, mme baagi ba mina ka nko ele nosi. Pholo are selelo sa baagi ke gore, ga gona sepe seo se diragalang mo porojekeng ya tsela.
“Ga gona tlhaloso epe e re e neetsweng ke ba ba maleba, mme baagi ba tshotse tshwetso ya go se nne karolo ya ditlhopo tsa bosetshaba tse di tlang. Re diriwa bana, mme ka di 27 Mopitlwe 2024, gone gona le kopano ya komiti mo motseng. Re ne rena le baemedi go tswa kwa lefapheng, mme ba kaile fa lefapha le sena madi.
“Fela, ba tlhalositse fa lefapha le tla bo lena le madi ka di 2 Moranang 2024. Ba tlhalositse fa ba tlile go simolola ka porojeke, mme ba tlile go ya kwa Bloemhof le Christiana go ya go reka ditene tsa paving teng le dilwana tse di tla dirisiwang,” Pholo wa tlhalosa.
Pholo are baemedi ba lefapha, ba ba tlhaloseditse gore ba tlile go reka gape le dilwana tse dingwe, mme ba simolole ka kago ya tsela. Pholo are fela go fitlha ga jaana, ga go nko e tswang le mina.
“Ke lekile go bua le mafapha a mantsi, mme ga gona tswelelopele. Jaanong, ke feleletsa ke le motho yo o maaka mo baaging, ebile ke shupiwa ka monwana. Ga ke sa tlhole kena le maatla ka gore seemo se tswile mo taolong go fitlha ga jaana.
“Seno se bontsha fa puso ya rona e palelwa. Jaanong ka kopo le boikokobetso, re kopa tsereganyo pele ga beke e e fela. Baagi ba kgenne, mme ebile ba angwa fela ke tse ba diapering. Jaanong, ba tshoseditse ka go sa ye go tsenela ditlhopo,” Pholo wa tlhalosa.
Kgabagare, sebueledi sa lefapha la ditsela mo Bokone Bophirima, Lerato Gambu are: “Re tlhaloganya seemo sa baagi. Jaaka lefapha, re kopanetse porojeke e le masepala o mogolwane wa Taung. Se se emisitseng porojeke ke matsapa are a itemogelang mo thekong ya dilwana tse di dirisiwang go aga tsela.
“O tla tlhaloganya gore porojeke e, ke enngwe e e tlisiwang ke lefapha ga mmogo le masepala go ka tokafatsa ditsela mo di masepaleng tsa rona, jaanong ga go bonolo go bona gore e tlile go jela puso bokae. Bonnet eke gore, gone go sena ledi le le beetsweng thoko go ka e aga.”
Gambu are lefapha la gagabo le tlile go tswelela ka go neelana ka dilwana tse di tla dirisiwang go aga tsela e, mme tsone di tla jela lefapha la gagabo madi a kanang ka R2 million.
Setshwantsho: Ba lelapa, Matshidiso, David le Palesa Mcephe ba ba begang fa ele kgale ba tsenya madi mo bankeng ya ga Kgakololo Koji
Ka OBAKENG MAJE
Motsamaisi wa Omolemo M Funeral Services, Tlhomelang Monare are, o tshwere go nkga, morago ga gore modiri wa gagwe wa maloba, Kgakololo Koji, a iphetole podile mo dinkong tsa gagwe. Monare are Koji o tsweletse go tsietsa bagolo ba ba nang le dipholisi (funeral insurance) kwa go ene, le go ruga madi a bone ka bokukuntshwane.
Seno se tla morago ga gore bangwe ba batho ba ba nang le pholisi (funeral insurance) kwa go ene, ba kae fa ba ntse ba romela madi kwa akhauntong ya banka ya Capitec, e go begwang ele ya ga Koji. Monare are mo letsatsing la maabane, go gorogile baagi ba kwa motseng wa Tlapeng 2 mono Taung, mme ba tlhalosa fa ba tlhokafaletswe ke mme motsadi.
“Mo nakong e e fetileng, ke ne ke na le modiri, mme ene ke Kgakololo Koji go tswa kwa motseng wa Manokwane. One a dira jaaka mokgweetsi mo setlamong same. Fela, Koji one a na le tetla ya go tsena mo kantorong le go thusa bagolo ka dithulaganyo tsa diphitlho.
“Bagolo ba, ba ile ba nteletsa morago ga gore ba bue le Koji yo go begwang fa a ba reile are o tla latela moswi ka Mosupulogo, gonne re sa dire ka letsatsi la Tshipi. Tota go bua nnete, ke ne ke sa itse gore Koji o bua ka eng. Fela, ke ne ka ya kwa Vryburg go ya go thusa bagolo ba,” Monare wa tlhalosa.
Monare are mme se a batlang go se gatelela ke gore, Omolemo M Funeral Services, ga e dirise akhaunto ya Capitec, mme e dirisa ya FNB. Are jaanong, Koji o iphetotse motlhagisi wa tsa matlole yo o seng mo molao, ebile o boleletse bagolo gore ba romele madi mo go ene.
“Mo nakong e e fetileng, re hitlhile mongwe o a neng ana le pholisi le rona ka madi a kanang ka R18 000, mme le ene one a ntse a tsiediwa ke Koji gore a romele madi mo akhautong ya gagwe. Koji o tswile mo setlamong sa rona morago ga bogwenegwene jwa go itira motlhagise wa matlole o o seng mo molaong.
“Jaanong, ke ikuela go batho botlhe ba ba nang le dipholisi le rona gore ba se tlhole ba romela madi kwa akhauntong ya Capitec, gonne mmoshara wa rona o dirisa akhaunto ya FNB. Ga jaana, re tlile go leba kwa sepodising le go bula kgetsi ya bogwenegwene kgatlhanong le Koji,” Monare wa tlhalosa.
Matshidiso Mcephe yo eleng ngwana wa moswi, Beauty Mcephe are: “Re tlile fa, gonne rena le pholisi le Omolemo M Funerals. Re tlhokafaletswe ke motswadi, mme re tlile mo go Monare gore a tle go re bolokela, fela jaaka a ntse a dira mo nakong e e fetileng.
“Rena le nakonyana e telele re ikwadisitse mo go ene, ebile re ratile tiro ya gagwe. Re nnile pudi matseba ka letsatsi la Tshipi fa re leletsa dinomoro tse re tlwaetseng go di dirisa go tsenya madi mo go tsone. Re ne re letsa jaana re mo itsise ka go tlhokafala ga motsadi wa rona, mme re kopa thuso ka gore a latelwa kwa Joe Morolong Memorial Hospital kwa Vryburg.”
Mcephe are fela motho o a ne a bua le ene, one a mo tlhalosetsa fa a tla latela setopo mo letsatsing le le latelang, mme dishuga tsa seo di tla tswa mo go bone. Mcephe are fela seo se ile sa mo belaetsa, gonne ba ntse ba sa diriwe dilo tseo.
“Seo se ile sa tlisa dipelaelo, mme ka mo botsa gore ke mang. Motho o, one a tlhalosa fa ele Koji, mme kene ka batla dinomoro tsa mogala tsa ga Monare le go mo lotlegela mathata a rona. Monare one a makala thata, mme one a re tlhalosetsa fa a tla.
“Se re se itumelelang ke gore, Monare o re direla tiro le fa ntse re sa duele ene, mme madi a rona a rugiwa ke Koji. Monare one a re tlhalosetsa fa mmoshara wa gagwe o sa dirise akhaunto ya Capitec, mme ba dirisa ya FNB,” Mcephe wa tlhalosa.
Kgabagare, Koji ene one a gana nnya ya banyana, mme a tlhalosa fa a ne a neela Mcephe dinomoro tsa motho o maleba kwa kantorong ya Omolemo M Funeral Services.
“Se ke tla go setotobaletsang ke gore, bonnete bone ba nteleditse mogala ka letsatsi la Tshipi, fela ke ile ka ba romelela dinomoro tsa mogala tsa motho o dirang kwa kantorong ya Omolemo M Funeral Services gore ba mo letsetse le go dira dithulaganyo.
“Ga ke tlhole ke le modiri wa Omolemo M Funeral Services, jaanong ke ka moo ke ba neileng dinomoro tsa motho o dirang teng. Ga ke bone gore o le motho o itlhaloganya, o ka dira dithulaganyo tsa Mosupulogo, mme e be ere ka Labobedi ebe ele gone o buwang le nna,” Koji wa tlhalosa.
Koji are fa gone gona le tumalano, ba kabe ba buile le ene ka Mosupulogo. Koji are a ka se netefatse magatwe a gore kgale ba romela madi mo akhauntong ya gagwe ya banka ele nnete, gonne ga a na App e e shupang fa madi a ntse a tsene.
“Fa ele gore gontse jalo, ga kena bothata jwa go ya kwa bankeng go ya go ntsha boshupi, mme ke lebelele se ba ntatofatsang ka sone. Ke nnete gore kgale ba romela madi fa ke ne ke ntse ke dira kwa Omolemo M Funeral Services, mme fa e sale ke tlogela tiro, ganke ke bua le bone,” Koji wa tlhalosa.
Setshwantsho: Monna o latofadiwang ka go teketa mmagwe, Mphumelelo Thobela
Ka OBAKENG MAJE
Monna wa kwa motseng wa Matolong gaufi le Taung, yo a latofadiwang ka go teketa mmagwe, o reboletswe beile ya R500 ke kgotlhatshekelo ya Taung mo letsatsing la gompieno.
Ka di 2 Motsheganong 2024, go begwa fa Mpumelelo Thobela (41) a ile a goroga kwa gagabo, mme a fitlha a kopa mmagwe (73) madi a gwa go reka nnotagi. Fela, go begwa fa mosadimogolo a ne a itoka fa a sena le peni.
Go begwa fa seo se ile sa shakgatsa Thobela. Go ya ka dipego, Thobela one a mo tlhasela le go mo goga-goga mo mmileng. Go begwa fa mosadimogolo a ne a kuwa mokgosi. Go begwa fa baagisani ba ne ba utlwa selelo seo sa ga Ragele, mme ba mo tlhaga thuso, le go mo namola mo diatleng tsa ga Thobela.
Go ya ka sebueledi sa sa sepodisi mo Bokone Bophirima, Col Adele Myburgh, Thobela gape o latofadiwa ka go tlola molao-peelo wa Protection Order under Domestic Violence Act, 1998 (Act No 116 of 1998).
Thobela o ile a tlhagelela lekgetlho la ntlha kwa kgotlhatshekelo ka Mosupulogo, mme kgetsi ya gagwe ya shutisediwa mo letsatsing la gompieno. Kgetsi ya ga Thobela e buseditswe morago go fitlha di 3 Seetebosigo 2024, mme ene o tla nama a letile kwa ntle.
Kgabagare, mogokaganyi wa sedika wa Women Mobilisation Committee go tswa kwa lekoko la sepolotiki la Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), Masego Lepedi are: “Jaaka re le bomme, mme re ikarabela ka ntwa kgatlhanong le tshotlakako ya bong, re kgala thata tiragalo e e diragetseng. Ditiragalo tsa tshotlakako ya basadi le bana di dintsi, fela boammaruri ke gore setsosa sa kgang ke botlhoka-tiro mo nageng. Ke ka moo rona jaaka EFF re ikuela gore go tlhamiwe ditiro.
“Botlhoka-tiro ke seemo se se boima, mme se tlhoka go ka tsibogelwa ka nako. Re kgala thata tiragalo e, mme re ikuela gore molao o tseye karolo. Go tlaleletsa mo go seo, rena le Rehabilitation Centre mo Taung e e sa direng. Maloko a rona a EFF ba eleng barongwa-pusong, ba ile ba tsaya matsapa le go ya go lekola seemo sa Rehabilitation Centre eo, mme ba fitlhela fa e sa dire.”
Lepedi are jaanong go sa dire ga Rehabilitation Centre go ama matshelo a baagi. Are ba dumela gore fa Rehabilitation Centre ene e dira, ba tla bo ba bona phapang.
“Dikgwetlho tsa bana ba ba shotlhang batsadi ba bone di teng, mme fela ba kabe ba ya go ikgopolola kwa go yone. Bontsi jwa bone ba dirisa diritibatsi le nnotagi botlhatshwa ka ntlheng ya seemo sa khumanego se ba tshelelang mo go sone.
“Seemo se re tshelelang mo go sone, ke sa khumanego mme se tlhotlheletsa dilo tsotlhe tse di maswe tse di diragalang. Bagaetsho, puso ya rona ere paletse, mme re tshelela mo lehumeng le mo tshotlakako,” Lepedi wa tlhalosa.
Are ga gona sepe se se botokwa se ba tla se shupang se sentle se se dirilweng ke puso e mo tlase ga lekoko la ANC.
Picture: The police on the scene at USave in Christiana
By OBAKENG MAJE
The USave supermarket in Christiana has been robbed. According to the North West police spokesperson in Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati cluster, Warrant Officer Tryphosa van Rooyen, the manager of the store, allegedly discovered on Monday morning (6 May 2024) upon opening the store, that there was a burglary during the night.
“The safes were broken and an undisclosed amount of money was stolen. No arrests thus far and investigations are underway,” van Rooyen said.
The police in Taung said they have opened an arson case and investigations are underway. This comes after a house in Lokgabeng village, near Taung, was gutted by a fire on Sunday.
The North West police spokesperson in Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati cluster, Warrant Officer Tryphosa van Rooyen said: “The police are investigating an arson case after allegations of intentionally setting fire to immovable property belonging to another.
“The cause of the fire has not been determined, but the investigations are underway. Regarding foul play, information was provided that the fire was set intentionally.”
Van Rooyen said no one has been arrested thus far.
The ANCYL spokesperson in North West, Tshepo Mohlomi, who wrote in his personal capacity said, the political advertisement of the Democratic Alliance (DA), by burning a South African flag, bothers on national unity, reconciliation and building of a united democratic, non-racial, non-sexist and prosperous South Africa.
Mhlomi said many scholars have argued that a flag is a symbol of national pride. He further said they advance arguments that it is the foundation of any country.
He added that, as Justice John Paul Stevens of the U.S. Supreme Court has said, “A country’s flag is a symbol of more than a nationhood and national unity,”.
“It also signifies the ideas that characterise the society that has chosen that emblem, as well as the special history that has animated the growth and power of those ideas in war-stricken countries during coups d’état.
“Forces of regime change will relentlessly after defeating the government of the day, lower down the flag and put up a new one as a sign that the government of the day is overthrown,” said Mohlomi.
He added that, what became more interesting is the fact that there are many things that can be changed but these dictators would rush to change the flag, the question is why? Mohlomi said the DA knows the importance of a flag and what it represents.
“They also know why nations protect the flags so much. So, their advert is not a coincidence or a mistake. It is a deliberate attempt to urinate at the gains of democracy. To show a middle finger to the government and the people of South Africa.
“In the apartheid era, desecration of a flag was illegal and sanctions were a fine or imprisonment. Surely, we should explicitly promulgate legislation on the flag desecration in South Africa,” he said.
Mohlomi said the Southern African Vexillological Association prescribes in the flag regulations ways in which flags must be treated. He said it further states disposal.
“When no longer in fit condition to be used. A flag should be disposed of in a dignified manner. Could the illustration of a banning flag mean that the DA feels that the flag’s time has expired?
“Does this mean the DA doesn’t respect the flag? Or what could be lessons to be drawn from this treachery?” he said.
Meanwhile, the Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture, Zizi Kodwa, shared the sentiments. Kodwa said they condemn in the strongest terms the political advertisement by the DA, which shows the burning of the South African flag.
Kodwa said: “On a night in which we celebrated 30 years of sporting excellence at the South African Sport Awards (SASA) with athletes who have raised our flag high, the DA decided to offend and insult the nation by showing a political advertisement depicting the burning of our national flag.
“The South African flag represents our nationhood. It represents the coming together of our people. The South African flag symbolises unity in our diversity and represents the hopes and aspirations of our nation,” he said.
Kodwa said as a custodian of all national symbols, which include the South African flag, he strongly condemns the DA’s advertisement, which depicts the burning of the South African flag. He said this offends all South Africans who proudly raise our country’s flag sky high and appreciate its representation as the flag of a free, democratic and non-racial nation.
“I shudder to think what other South African compatriots such as Hellen Suzman, Zack de Beer, and Van Zyl Slabbert, would say about this act of desperation and recklessness demonstrated by the current historical and unpatriotic leaders of DA,” said Kodwa.
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