Picture: Dagga worth R8000 confiscated

By BAKANG MOKOTO

FOUR suspects nabbed in connection with dagga during intellegent driven operation on Friday.

North West police spokesperson, Lieutenant Col Amanda Funani said the susppects aged between 24 and 70 will appear in the Ga-Rankuwa Magistrate’s Court on charges of possession of dagga.

“The suspects were nabbed during an intelligence driven operation conducted in Klipgat, Shakung and Jackalsdans.

“Police received information about suspected dealing in dagga activities. The suspects were arrested in different houses where the police discovered dagga with estimated street value of R8000 inside a plastic bags,” Funani said.

North West Police Provincial Commissioner, Lieutenant General Baile Motswenyane praised the community for working together with the police to ensure that drug dealers are exposed and brought to book.

Motswenyane further encouraged the community to continue working with the police in arresting those who ruin the lives of the young people.

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The ANC leaders were forced to return to the province to quell violent protests and growing impatience with the party’s indecision about Mahumapelo’s fate.

In the Dr Ruth Mompati region, senior members failed to show up because the meeting was planned in a far-flung area, near the border with Botswana. An NWC member told News24 that the meeting collapsed because the party failed to provide reliable transport to the area.

Meanwhile, in the Dr Kenneth Kaunda and Ngaka Modiri Molema regions, the meetings were called off because they were dominated by party members calling for Mahumapelo to go.

Only the Bojanala region meeting went ahead. It almost collapsed when members arrived and demanded to be allowed to enter. NEC deployee Violet Siwela allowed all present to attend.

An ANC branch leader, who attended the Dr Kenneth Kaunda regional meeting, said: “Some comrades were closed off outside. They had a legitimate reason to attend, yet this REC [Regional Executive Committee] sat handpicking people to be allowed into the meeting.”

He said only the ANC’s head of organising, Senzo Mchunu, attended the meeting.

“Ace [Magashule] didn’t even make his own meeting,” the branch leader added.

Clash

News24 understand the meeting collapsed following a clash at the lodge, which many referred to as a “lion’s den”. Outnumbered Mahumapelo supporters, including provincial executive committee members, walked out of the meeting. Only one PEC member, Kim Medupi, remained behind.

“They bring in bouncers to deal with us and call for a meeting far away at a lodge where lions actually roam free. This is a sign that this was all orchestrated. We know where we stand. We don’t want Supra. We decided on this last year already,” said the branch leader.

Mothusi Shupinyane from Ward 30 in Mahikeng, attended the Ngaka Modiri Molema regional meeting and said NEC and NWC members Obed Bapela and Dakota Legoete arrived for the meeting, but that Nomvula Mokonyane and Meokgo Matuba were nowhere to be seen.

Shupinyane added that, although the meeting started, it collapsed while the regional secretary was delivering a report on the state of the party in the area.

“The venue was far. Some people who were seen to be against Supra had to organise their own transport and means to get to the venue. The meeting literally collapsed when those comrades arrived,” he told News24.

Some people, including Legoete, just ran away and that was the end of the meeting, added Shupinyane.

Before the meeting ended, the regional secretary managed to highlight what most ANC members knew about the state of the organisation.

“Boy Noko confirmed what people had been saying. There is no ANC in this region. Only 33 out of 104 branches are in good standing,” said Shupinyane.

News24 understands those meant to attend the Dr Ruth Mompati regional meeting did not even bother, including its NWC and NEC deployees.

Some said that the venue close to the Botswana border was simply too far.

‘Supra needs to be removed with immediate effect’

Even though ANC members at the Bojanala regional meeting got off to a rocky start, they eventually kept the much-needed meeting going.

“We are honestly proceeding well. We have said all structures which were fraudulently put together must collapse. We’ve called for the PEC to also be dissolved with immediate effect,” said one ANC branch member who was still at the meeting. It continued well into the night.

“There’s an RTT (regional task team) which is completely biased. It must also go,” said the ANC member.

“Most importantly though, is [that] Supra needs to be removed with immediate effect. We can no longer go on with that man,” he added.

Attempts to reach the ANC for comment were unsuccessful.

The failed meetings are fuelling growing frustrations and putting pressure on President Cyril Ramaphosa to remove Mahumapelo.

Mahumapelo is facing a palace revolt, supported by the ANC Veteran’s League and alliance partners the SACP and Sanco.

The Veteran’s League is demanding that Mahumapelo be removed, his provincial executive committee be dissolved, and an interim structure brought in.

It submitted a detailed report to the party’s leadership more than a month ago, before violent protests erupted in the capital Mahikeng and spread to other towns.

Source:www.news24.com

By KEDIBONE MOLAETSI

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By THEBETSILE KEAMEDITSE Residents of Maquassi Hills Local Municipality have lauded Bua Le Puso community meetings as an effective platform to get their concerns across and be serviced better by the municipality.

This emerged in one of the meetings at Tswelelang township, in Wolmaranstad on Wednesday.

The initiative was part of the Roma Nna Setsokotsane 10×10 Campaign programme.

North West Provincial Government representatives descended to the Villages, Townships and Small Dorpies ( VTSD) areas within the municipality to intensify the monthly Roma Nna Setsokotsane 10×10 Campaigns which will unfold for a period of 10 days with the implementation of different campaigns.

One of the eldest residents of Tswelelang Ext4, Tseko Motaung (78) said the Bua Le Puso community meetings have made a difference in the area.

“We come to the meetings to raise our concerns and in some instances we make meaningful proposals which are intended to change our lives. We can’t go anywhere if we don’t engage in these meetings and resolve issues,” Motaung said.

While some took the opportunity to thank government for the services provided recently in their area, others complained about shortage of water in some areas, lack of employment in the community projects, poor internal roads, dysfunctional streets lights and poor waste management.

A resident in the area, Nombulelo Maseko (41), who encouraged community members to attend Bua Le Puso Community meetings, said they have resolved many issues through these platforms and residents received feedback on developments in their ward.

“It is through these meetings that we have developments such as houses, high mast lights, road maintenance, and other developments. Everyone must attend these meetings to make the necessary contribution” said Nombulelo.

Ward Councillor, Nanisi Seakane believes the residents’ cooperation and constructive criticism of the municipality will go a long way in changing the lives of local residents.

“As the municipality, we work together with the ward committee to address all concerns raised. Where we are failing, we seek assistance from the district municipality or from the relevant provincial government department. “We’ll never cease to hold these meetings even if we disagree with our people in some of the issues” said Seakane

“We’ll never cease to hold these meetings even if we disagree with our people in some of the issues” said Seakane,” Seakane said.

Roma Nna Setsokotsane 10×10 campaigns are rolled out in all local municipalities in the province from the 11^th to the 20^th of every month. The Programme starts with campaigns such as Bua Le Puso community meetings, VTSD Entrepreneurship Services, Pothole Patching and Street Lights Fixing as well as Human Settlements and Sanitation Services.

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BY BAKANG MOKOTO

A motion of No Confidence against North West Premier, Supra Mahumapelo will be conducted thhrough Open Ballot System.
North West Provincial Legislature Speaker, Sussana Dantjie announced on Thursday. Dantjie said the legislature will hold a Special House Sitting on the 17 April 2018 at 9h00 to debate a ‘Motion of no Confidence’ against Mahumapelo.

The motion was tabled by the EFF on the 8th of March 2018.

“In terms of the process followed, the motion was first discussed at the Rules Committee on 27 March 2018 and in that meeting all parties agreed that the motion will be tabled for debate in the mentioned day. “The matter was further processed and programmed by Programming Committee held in Klerksdorp on 11 April 2018 and was accordingly programmed for the said date,” Dantjie said.

“The matter was further processed and programmed by Programming Committee held in Klerksdorp on 11 April 2018 and was accordingly programmed for the said date,” Dantjie said.

She said she met with the Whips of Political Parties represented in the Legislature to convey her decision on the request by the EFF to subject the motion to a secret ballot. “In making a determination on whether the ballot on the motion should be an open or secret ballot. I had to take into consideration all facts surrounding this motion and to ensure that members will be able to express their views without being subjected to undue influence, intimidation, fear of disapproval or anything like that

“In making a determination on whether the ballot on the motion should be an open or secret ballot. I had to take into consideration all facts surrounding this motion and to ensure that members will be able to express their views without being subjected to undue influence, intimidation, fear of disapproval or anything like that.

“It must be noted that it has not been easy for me to arrive at the decision and that although it was not easy, the EFF could not share at the meeting on the reasons for requesting a secret ballot on the motion except for their continuous uncontrolled urge to pursue legal avenues should I not respond to them by the 10 April 2018,” she said.

Dantjie further sais she take note of the fact that ‘Motion of No Confidence’ in the Mahumapelo is one of the available tools of oversight for members of the Provincial Legislature to hold the Executive accountable.

She added that this avenue and many other processes of holding the Executive accountable has always been practiced in the Legislature without any fear or favour.

“We have since 2014, when I took over as the Speaker of the Legislature, never experience any situation where members of the Legislature are obstructed, intimidated, threatened, disapproved or in any manner influenced to take decision or action that would somehow make it difficult for them to express their constitution mandate of playing oversight on the Executive.

“In closing, she said there seem not to be any risk by allowing the motion to be proceeded with in a democratically permissible voting procedure like it has always been done in this Legislature,” Dantjie said.

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