THE North West University has launched a history book that captures the story of the ANC in the province.

  The book titled Kongolose, was written by academics Prof Bernard Mbenga and Prof Andrew Manson with the support of Wits University researcher Dr Arianna Lissoni.

  It documents the history of the revolutionary from 1909, three years before the ANC’s official launch in 1912.

  The authors said that the book offers a regional perspective on the ANC’s 100 year history. “Many accounts of the ANC have focused predominantly on national or urban issues and developments often to the detriment of the periphery.

  The book focuses on South Africa’s North-West Province, a mainly rural and less well understood, but nonetheless extremely vital, area of the ANC’s activities and strategies in its wider national liberation history,” Prof Mbenga said.

  Given the thorough knowledge and understanding of North West issues by the two authors, the book presents a political account that sheds light on people and events that have not figured so centrally in previous histories of the ANC.

  Expectations are that the book will help increase people’s knowledge and appreciation of the ANC as an organization and how it worked for a politically free South Africa.

  Mbenga said that Kongolose provides a legacy to which others may aspire.

“It is an extreme honor to launch this book after many consultations dating as early as 2009 if not 2008. This book celebrates out local heroes and struggle stalwarts who play a huge role in ushering in democracy,” he added.

  Present at the book launch were North-West MEC for Culture, Arts and Traditional Affairs, Ontlametse Mochware and first Premier of the North West now chairperson of state enterprise, Prasa, Popo Molefe.

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Bafana Bafana midfielder Dean Furman says they have what it takes to win the 2016 Nelson Mandela Challenge against Egypt on Tuesday, 6 September.

 
The clash will take place at Orlando Stadium in Soweto.
 
Kickoff is at 19h05.
 
Bafana Bafana have won the past two editions of the Mandela Challenge, defeating Senegal and Ivory Coast 1-0 and 2-0 respectively.
 
Now the players want to continue from where they left off. The match is for a good cause with the proceeds going towards building a hospital for children – a long held dream of the late former State President Nelson Mandela.
 
“It is a great cause, the Legacy of Nelson Mandela lives on. This is an important game for us and something we are looking to win because it is something very special. Hopefully we will be going for our third victory in a row. Whenever we play a
game for our national team, we want to win and this match has a little bit more added to it,” said Furman.
 
The two nations have met on two occasions in this annual event with both registering a win each. Furman is aware of the danger that the visitors pose.
 
“When you think of the 2018 Russia FIFA World Cup qualifiers, this is another important game for us despite it being a friendly encounter. Egypt are a top side on the continent and they will also be looking to get themselves in good shape for those
qualifiers. For us it is another important opportunity to keep working on our team,” added Furman.
 
“Despite not qualifing for AFCON, our performances have been good of late and we would like to continue with that. Egypt has great players and we have to be weary of the threat they pose, and we will be looking to go in front of our fans and get a
win to wrap up this international window.”
 
This will be Bafana Bafana’s second match in four days. They played to a 1-1 draw against Mauritania in the final round of the 2017 Gabon Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers – something of a worry to Furman.
 
“Ultimately that’s why we did not qualify from this group – to take five points from Mauritania and Gambia, with no disrespect to them, is simply not good enough for us and something we have to put right in our next campaign. We can’t drop points
especially at home, we need to capitalise when playing in front of our fans,” said Furman.
 
“On the night against Mauritania we were a goal down and showed great strength to come back, but unfortunately we could not get that goal that would have given us a welcome three points. But we have to take the positives, I think the performance was
good.”
 
Tickets for the match are still available at Computicket, Shoprite and Checkers for R80 all round.
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SIXTEEN people sustained various injuries when two minibus taxis collided with each other on the N12 approximately 30 kilometres outside of Potchefstroom on Sunday morning.

ER24 spokesperson, Werner Vermaak said their paramedics and others from emergency medical services (EMS) arrived on the scene found two people with critical injuries.

“Both the occupants were found trapped inside one of the vehicles. The local fire department had to use the Jaws of Life to free them from the wreckage. One of the critically injured patients had to be placed on life support.

“Fourteen others sustained injuries ranging from moderate to serious. All of the patients were transported to Potchefstroom Provincial Hospital for further medical care,” Vermaak said.

He said the exact cause for the collision is not yet known.

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Two people were left in a critical condition when two vehicles collided head on with each other on the N12 outside Potchefstroom last night.

ER24 Werner Vermaak said the paramedics arrived on the scene where they found the wreckages of the two vehicles. 

“A 21-year-old man was found trapped inside of his vehicle. Fire
fighters from Fochville had to use the jaws of life to free the man from the wreckage. He sustained multiple fractures and several other injuries. Once freed, he was rushed to Medi-Clinic in Potchefstroom for further care.

“A woman in the other vehicle was also in a critical condition. She sustained multiple injuries. She was rushed to the same hospital by another ambulance service,” Werner said.

The exact cause for the collision is not yet known.

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Johannesburg – A North West police constable has been arrested for alleged possession of R250 000 worth of platinum after the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (Hawks) raided his house in Rustenburg on Thursday.

“The Hawks were acting on information which alleged that the constable’s residence was being used as lab for smelting platinum. When the officers raided his house they found platinum concentrate estimated to be worth over R250 000. Also found in the house were pots and a gas bottle alleged to have been used to smelt the platinum. The equipment and the platinum concentrate have been seized,” said spokesperson Captain Tlangelani Rikhotso.

The 33-year-old constable was stationed at Mogwase police station. He is expected to appear in the Mogwase Magistrate’s Court on Friday to face charges of unlawful possession of the precious metal.

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Koster – The Koster Hospital in North West will have a brand new emergency generator with in a week, Health MEC Magome Masike said on Thursday.

“We will bring a generator within a week. Our people deserve better,” he said during his visit at the hospital.

He was visiting the hospital to get firsthand information on what was taking place at the hospital and also to interact with patients and staff on the delivery of quality healthcare – his focal area.

The visit follows a report by the North West portfolio committee on health which highlighted concerns such as the state of some medical equipment at the hospital and the state of infrastructure and the general maintenance of the hospital.

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Johannesburg – The ANC Youth League in Tshwane has vowed to lay charges of impersonation against #OccupyLuthuliHouse activists it claims were masquerading as ANC members.

Regional youth league leader Lesego Makhubela lashed out after the activists’ media briefing at the Court Classique Hotel in Pretoria ended in chaos on Friday.
The ANC Youth League’s Tshwane leaders, Lesego Makhubela, Ezra Letsoalo and Ratshi Mashamba, speak to police after stopping the media briefing by #OccupyLuthuliHouse activists. Picture: Oupa Mokoena. Credit: INDEPENDENT MEDIA
“Those doeks they were wearing belong to the ANC. The cloth they used was also ANC’s,” he said.

The #OccupyLuthuliHouse movement – an anti-Zuma grouping – was given an opportunity by the National Press Club to brief the media on its plans to lead a mass march to Luthuli House next week to demand the immediate resignations of President Jacob Zuma and the ANC’s national executive committee.
It also wants free education to be introduced immediately and the university fees commission to be disbanded.

The group of actvists from Joburg were five minutes into their briefing when leaders of the Tshwane ANC Youth League stormed in and brought proceedings to a halt.

Led by Makhubela, the youth league leaders said they were the custodians of ANC events in the capital.

The activists had no right to use their colours, they said.

“We are the youth league officials and we will not let anyone call briefings, willy nilly – not in our name,” Makhubela said.

He entered the room flanked by fellow youth league office-bearers Ratshi Mashamba and Ezra Letsoalo, and questioned the activists’ status.

If the activists were members of the ANC, they would have followed due processes in airing their grievances, the league members told the group.

They would have known that the Union Buildings was the place to go to in calling for the resignation of the president.

“This briefing is off. If you want a briefing you will organise it with genuine structures of the ANC, including the youth league,” Letsoalo said.

The league members grabbed the media microphones from the tables, handed them back to journalists, and bundled up the tablecloths.

They said the group could not speak on behalf of the ANC, and they would not allow such shenanigans to take place during their watch.

#OccupyLuthuliHouse activist Gugu Ndima had just outlined the demands to be highlighted by the group’s planned protest when the briefing was disrupted.

“We want stalwarts to lead a consultative conference for the renewal of the ANC,” she said, before the regional youth league leaders walked in.

Makhubela and company also launched an attack on the National Press Club.

“Who are these people? Can you explain to us, who are these people?” Makhubela said, after accusing the press club of not verifying the credentials of the people it had hosted.

The league trio said the press club provided a platform for opportunists, pop stars and celebrities. They accused journalists of working with the hotel to bring down the ANC.

“We are worried about this hotel,” said Makhubela.

“When Tshwane burnt it was this hotel that was used,” he added, referring to a meeting held before the local government elections at the Court Classique, at which a plan was allegedly discussed to make the city ungovernable.

“We need to check this particular hotel. What is its counter-revolutionary (role)? There are some activities that are happening in this hotel that are undermining the legitimacy of the ANC.”

The league trio then directed their anger at the journalists in the room, asking them why they had no respect for ANC policies and structures.

Press club executive committee member Jos Charle said the media provided a platform for different views.

The youth leaders responded: “As long as they speak against the ANC you come running – even hobos can call you and you come running.”

The groups in the room moved outside as the police arrived. A small crowd of ANC supporters had gathered outside the hotel grounds, but were denied entry. The gates were closed.

Access to and from the hotel was restricted for more than two hours as confrontations continued. The crowd outside sang Struggle songs in support of Zuma and the ANC.

The press club asked for protection from the police. The police declined, saying they were wary of civil claims.

“We do not want to remove a group and then be sued,” said a captain from the Sunnyside police station.

The disruptions continued as the youth league members prevented interviews from taking place and interjected during discussions between the press club, hotel management and the police.

Ndima said they would not give up their fight and would announce further plans.

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There could be trouble brewing for Steve Komphela at Kaizer Chiefs if results don’t improve after the international break, with the club reportedly considering his future.

Kaizer Chiefs’ opening two games, against Bidvest Wits in the Absa Premiership and Cape Town City in the MTN8, saw their poor run of form stretch to just one win in 15 games in all competitions, and there seems to be growing concerns about Komphela’s position.

While the club have publicly backed their head coach for the future despite the results, it is thought that there have been discussions about a replacement should things not improve drastically.

As reported in this week’s issue of Soccer Laduma, Chiefs’ management are organising talks with Komphela – possibly over the international break – to discuss the way forward, with a vote of no confidence possibly on the cards if things don’t get better.

Meanwhile, public opinion on Komphela’s reign seems to be split as the fans wait for their first victory since April, with some believing he needs to be shown the door and others saying that he needs more time.

Source: http://www.soccerladuma.co.za