BY REGINALD KANYANE

A 31 year-old man was arrested in Vryburg after armed robbery. The incident took place at Morokweng village, near Ganyesa on Tuesday. North West police said one man was arrested in connection with the robbery.

Provincial police spokesperson, Captain Paul Ramaloko said: “Mafikeng Flying Squad arrested Motsewabatho Buthelezi at Tshidilamolomo village for armed robbery. Buthelezi and his four accomplices allegedly robbed a tuck shop belonging to Ethiopian.  The incident took place on Tuesday at around 02:00 in the morning. They broke into a shop wearing balaclava and demanded cash from him.

“The suspects pointed the victim with a firearm and assaulted him. They found nearly R37 000 inside the wardrobe after searching his room. The suspects fled the scene with that cash, 8 boxes of cigarettes and the victim’s Nissan Hard body. The stolen vehicle was found abandoned 5km away from the scene by Morokweng police and Vryburg K9.” Ramaloko said.

He said Buthelezi appeared at Vryburg Magistrate’s Court for armed robbery and investigations continue.

-TDN

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The police in Setlogelo have launched a manhunt for a group of armed men who are accused of bombing an Automatic Teller Machine (ATM) at a Sasol garage in Setlogelo.

The police in Setlagole have launched a manhunt for a group of armed men who are accused of bombing an Automatic Teller Machine (ATM) at a Sasol garage in Setlagole.

A group of armed men found a security guard in a caravan, which he uses as his guard house, next to the filling station. They then tied him up before they inserted some explosives into the ATM. Once the explosives went off, the suspects took a substantial amount of cash and fled.

The filling station manager alerted the police after he received the signal of his safe that had been tampered with . No arrests have yet been made, but the Investigations are continuing.

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Johannesburg – The arrest of Nigerian man who allegedly used fake qualifications to practice as a “doctor” in Polokwane in Limpopo for years, has raised fears the medical profession in South Africa may have been infiltrated by many more impostors.

Anton Nwuafor allegedly used fake qualifications to find a job as a doctor at a Limpopo government hospital.

On Monday the Nigerian national appeared in the Polokwane Magistrate Court on charges of fraud, corruption and violation of South African immigration laws.

According to the charge sheet, Nwuafor was in South Africa illegally and had fake qualifications. He was operating in Pretoria at the time of his arrest on Friday, November 6.

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Pretoria – “I cannot leave evidence lying around,” a killer said after he severely assaulted a man and set him alight while he was still alive.

Sentencing Brakpan resident Sheldon “Chicco” Abrahams to life imprisonment, Judge Selby Baqwa of the high court in Pretoria said this was a “spine-chilling” killing.

The deceased Jerry Martin Smith was on his knees when Abrahams necklaced him.

Abrahams was convicted on an array of charges, including murder and attempted murder.

It is not known what sparked the killing, as Abrahams denied any knowledge of the incident.

Judge Baqwa said this was one of the most senseless killings he had ever dealt with as a judge.

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Police in the Eastern Cape are still searching for a woman who allegedly abducted a five-month baby recently.

Police spokesperson Captain Sandra Janse Van Rensburg said the police’s Family violence, Child Protection and Sexual offence (FCS) unit was looking for information regarding the abduction of the baby from Kuyga in Port Elizabeth late last month.

“The complainant met a female suspect by the name of Asanda at Polar Park on 26 October 2015,” Van Rensburg said. “The suspect was allegedly looking for a place to sleep, which was offered to her by the complainant at her house in Kuyga.

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Residents in Paarl and surrounding areas who need psychiatric services would now be able to access essential mental health services at the new state-of-the-art R35 million psychiatric building at Paarl Hospital, the Western Cape MEC for Health, Dr Nomafrench Mbombo, has announced.

Mbombo, together with the Western Cape MEC for Transport and Public Works, Donald Grant, visited the new building on Wednesday.

Mental health was a critical issue in South Africa, and the new building which offered the best multi-disciplinary care for patients was a step in the right direction and would “assist in managing the high number of psychiatric patients at this facility,” Mbombo said.

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A courier company’s international manager, who “saw an opportunity” to scam his employer, was sentenced to three year’s house arrest on Wednesday on fraud charges.

Shaun van der Lingen, 31, appeared in the Specialised Commercial Crime Court in Bellville before magistrate Sabrina Sonnenberg and pleaded guilty to 12 counts of fraud.

The proceedings took the form of a plea bargain, negotiated by defence attorney Liesl Vermaak and State prosecutor advocate Juan Agulhas.

According to the plea bargain document, Van der Lingen was an international manager with the company Globe Flight Worldwide Express.

The document says he “saw an opportunity” to exploit Globe Flight for his own benefit, and over a period of nine months defrauded the company to the extent of R315 187.

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Cape Town – With summer fast approaching and Cape Town residents expected to head to the beach in their droves, red flags have been raised about the number of trained lifeguards at one of the city’s most dangerous and busy beaches.

Lifeguards at Monwabisi beach on the False Bay coast are leaving because of the appalling conditions, putting a strain on the remaining volunteers charged with the safety of beachgoers during the busy holidays.

Monwabisi Surf Lifesaving’s clubhouse and tower are disappearing under sand and squatters have moved in. There are filthy blankets and rubbish is piled high in the vacant buildings, which are covered in graffiti. Lifeguards, who spend long hours on the beach, have no shelter and don’t even have a toilet nearby.

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He had a great showing at the Peace & Safety concert at the Mmabatho Convention Centre on Saturday where he played alongside crowd-pleasers such as Winnie Mashaba and the esteemed MTN Joyous Celebration. DRUM actually had a chance to spend time with him backstage. The Gospel crooner was a happy camper driving back (home) to Gauteng but no one would have imagined a hijacking that nearly put an end to his life was waiting for him.

Sechaba Pali was driving around Hammanskraal on Sunday when he picked up two female hitchhikers – an act of kindness that almost ended his life.

For more http://www.drum.co.za

WATCH: Riot police have moved in on striking workers on the steps of Parliament, firing stun grenades and ordering them to leave the grounds.

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