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Possible remains of missing DA member found in Nepal
The wreckage of the ultralight aircraft that Nel and Russian pilot Valeri Putin used for a scenic flight over the Himalayas in October last year has been found near Mount Machhapuchhre in the Kaski district of western Nepal on Sunday.
Chris Hattingh, a DA councillor who is supporting Nel’s family in Klerksdorp, told Netwerk24 someone in another light aircraft recently flew over the area, spotted the wreckage and took pictures.
A Nepalese rescue team we deployed to the scene on Sunday morning.
The aircraft has been positively identified as the one Petro was in,” Hattingh said.
He said the family was still too distraught to speak to the media.
The chief of Pokhara Airport, Bhola Prasad Guragain, confirmed to the Himalayan times that the remains and the wreckage were found in a gorge at an altitude of about 3 600m in a very remote area on Sunday.
The remains will be sent for forensic testing to verify the identities.
Source: http://www.news24.com
The Committee to Conduct Public Hearings on Children’s Second Amendment Bill 2015
BY REGINALD KANYANE
The North West Provincial Legislature’s Portfolio Committee on Health and Social Development will conduct Public Hearings on the Children’ Second Amendment Bill 2015 in Tshidilamolomo Tribal Hall near Mahikeng; Chris Hani Hall in Sarafina, Potchefstroom; Maheng Community Hall near Morokweng and Magong Community Hall, Moruleng on Friday at 10h00am.
The Portfolio Committee Chairperson, Gaoage Molapisi said the Children’ Second Amendment Bill 2015 aims to amend the Children’s Act, 2005. He further said they want to insert new definitions.
“This must provide that the removal of a child to temporary safe care without a court order be placed before the children’s court for review before the expiry of the next court day. The matter to provide for the review of a decision to remove a child without a court order, to provide for the provincial head of social development to transfer a child or a person from one form of alternative care to another form of alternative care, to provide that an application for a child to remain in alternative care beyond the age of 18 years, must be submitted before the end of the year in which the relevant child reaches the age of 18 years; and to provide for matters connected therewith,” Molapisi said.
Gupta-owned TV channel postpones SATY Awards
BY KEDIBONE MOLAETSI
ANN7 announced that the South African of the Year (SATY) Awards 2016 will be postponed until 2017. A new date will be announced in due course.
“The postponement is due to unforeseen regulatory circumstances that have materially impacted on logistics for the event. Regretfully this has left us with no choice but to seek a new date in the near future. We look forward to confirming a rescheduled date.”
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Minister Dipuo Peters to open Swartkopfontein Bridge
BY BAKANG MOKOTO
Minister of Transport Dipuo Peters, supported by her counterpart in Botswana, Minister of Transport and Communications
Mr Onkokame K Mokaila will officially open the Swarkopfontein Bridge in the Swartkopfontein Border Post, North West Province on Monday.
Peters said: “The bridge was constructed by the agency of the Department of Transport, South African National Roads Agency SOC Ltd (SANRAL) and was constructed over the Notwane River which separates South Africa and Botswana links the two countries.”
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SuperSport vs Pirates in TKO semi
Orlando Pirates will be away to SuperSport United in the semifinals of the Telkom Knockout after the draw was made on Sunday.
The second semifinal will see Cape Town City host Free State Stars in the Mother City with one of those teams guaranteed a potentially lucrative cup final.
It is an immediate chance for some revenge for Pirates following their joint record 6-1 loss to SuperSport earleir this week that cost coach Muhsin Ertugral his job.
The draw was made on Sunday after Stars had ousted Kaizer Chiefs from the competition 6-5 on penalties after a 2-2 draw, while defending champions Mamelodi Sundowns were also beaten on spot-kicks on Saturday night.
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Classes resume at Mmabatho Nursing College
BY KEDIBONE MOLAETSI
Students nurses at Mmabatho College of Nursing are expected to resume their classes on Monday following the suspension of lectures at the college.
The department was forced to shut down the college and suspend lectures on October 14 following disruptions by disgruntled student nurses, who were protesting against, among other things shortage of lecturers at the college.
MEC for Health, Dr Magome Masike said measures have been taken to deal with the challenges at the college.
Masike said they expecting the academic program to continue as normal with students going back to class and attending to their clinical areas as of Monday.
“I am appealing to all students who had vacated the premises of the college following closure and students who stayed away from the academic activities due to intimidation to return to the college on Monday,” Masike said.
The Department of Health has since started the process of recruitment of additional lecturers after approval by the Provincial Treasury.
“We remain committed to the culture of learning with a view to educate and produce future nurses for our province and the country, and I am appealing to all students registered at Mmabatho College of Nursing to go back to classes, to continue with the academic program,” he said.
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State Capture Report spells the ANC’s downfall and SA’s salvation
BY MMUSI MAIMANE
Wednesday will go down in South Africa’s history as the day good triumphed over bad, right over wrong, truth over secrecy; the day the ANC’s downfall became inevitable and South Africans realised: we’re going to be OK.
It was the moment it became clear that constitutional democracy, with its guarantees of a free press, freedom of speech, the rule of law and an independent judiciary, will triumph over the ANC’s politics of patronage, cadre deployment and corruption.
On Wednesday, ex-Public Protector Thuli Madonsela’s state capture report was released to the South African public. It confirmed what we already knew: the South African state is in the hands of a criminal syndicate who use it as their personal ATM.
President Zuma and the Guptas head up a public-private partnership that has been stealing billions of rands from our national purse, money that could otherwise be spent on tackling poverty and unemployment.
Essentially, Ajay and Atul Gupta managed to gain control of President Zuma. Once they had him doing their bidding, they were able to control the appointment of cabinet ministers and top managers of state-owned enterprises and thereby influence the awarding of state and state-owned enterprise contracts.
What does this mean for our democracy? Click here to keep reading about how I think the State Capture Report marks the collapse of the ANC and a renewal of our democracy.
Mmusi Maimane
DA Leader
(NB: What is written here does not necessary represent TDN’s views nor its associates. We do not agree nor deny views raised here. This remains DA leader, Mmusi Maimane’s views)
ANC in North West to brief media on PEC decisions
BY REGINALD KANYANE
ANC in North West will update the media on the decisions taken during PEC meeting.
Provincial secretary, Dakota Legoete said ANC’s Provincial Executive Committee (PEC) held an ordinary PEC meeting on Friday.
“The media briefing will be held at Kosmos Hall, Hartebeespoortdam at 10:00 am on Saturday,” Legoete said.
Provincial Govt Establishes Consequence Management Committee
Picture: (North West Provincial Government spokesperson Brian Setswambung)
BY BONOLO MOHLAKOANA
The Bokone Bophirima Provincial Government has established a Provincial Consequence Management Committee to deal with cases of unauthorized, irregular and fruitless expenditure as raised in the provincial Auditor General’s report.
This was pronounced by North West province Premier, Supra Mahumapelo on Thursday.
Mahumapelo said the committee will be constituted by experts in fields such as Legal, Audit and Finance, who are not government officials.
“Key to the committee’s responsibilities will be to investigate cases that lead the province to obtain negative audits, and make recommendations to the Premier to take action against officials engaging in non-compliance processes. It is high time that consequences for not using tax payers’ money well are put in place.
“We urge the media to also make it their responsibility to educate members of the public about the meaning of unauthorized, irregular and fruitless expenditure. These are often wrongly classified as acts of corruption. The provincial government will soon make public names of members of the newly established provincial consequence management committee,” he said.
