FOUR people were injured when the car they were travelling in overturned several times on the N12 approximately 10 km outside of Potchefstroom on Sunday morning.
ER24 spokesperson, Werner Vermaak said the accident took place shortly before 4am.
“Paramedics and fire fighters arrived on the scene and found the vehicle capsized in a nearby veld. All four of the occupants were found outside of the vehicle. It is understood that they were ejected from the vehicle when it overturned.
“One person was found in a critical condition with multiple injuries ranging from possible chest injuries to fractures. The three other occupants sustained several bruises, abrasions and some fractures. The injured were transported to Potchefstroom Provincial Hospital for further care,” Vermaak said.
He said the driver was apparently asleep.
“The occupants alleged that the driver fell asleep while driving. He was allegedly frightened when they woke him up and lost control over the vehicle. Local authorities attended the scene,” Vermaak said.
One person was killed and another sustained moderate injury when their car collided with a truck on the N12 in Westonaria during the early hours of this morning.
Er24 Werner Vermaak said the accident took place shortly after 1am. “Our paramedics arrived on the scene where they found a Toyota Corolla on the side of the road. The vehicle had severe damage. Two people were found inside the vehicle and while the driver was found with fatal injuries and declared dead on the scene.
“A passenger in the vehicle was found with shoulder injuries and he was extricated from the vehicle and ferried to Fountains Hospital for further care. It is understood that the vehicle was travelling towards Potchefstroom when the driver apparently lost control,” Vermaak said.
He said the vehicle overturned several times and collided with an oncoming truck. Vermaak further said that the driver of the truck was not injured.
The incident was handed over to the local police for further investigation.
Soweto Derby Report: Kaizer Chiefs v Orlando Pirats 30 July 2016
Club Friendly
Result: Kaizer Chiefs 2-0 Orlando Pirates
Date: 30 July 2016
Venue: FNB Stadium
Goals from Erick Mathoho and Lewis Macha were enough to hand Kaizer Chiefs a 2-0 win over Soweto rivals, Orlando Pirates at the FNB Stadium.
Chiefs were in control from the onset and dominated the possession statistics, but they were unable to create a single chance in the opening 20 minutes.
Steve Komphela’s charges had the ball in the box after 30 minutes, but it was ruled out after Brighton Mhlongo had been fouled in the build-up.
Pirates, meanwhile, could not get their passing game going for the entire half, as the likes of Oupa Manyisa and Issa Sarr struggled to contain Chiefs’ midfield trio.
Chiefs had the first real opportunity in the 42nd minute when Benard Parker acrobatic effort sailed just wide of Mhlongo’s upright.
Neither coach would have been delighted with the first half showings, especially Komphela, having seen his side dominated the entire 45 minutes.
Five minutes into the second half, changes were made for both sides. Ramahlwe Mphahlele replaced Lorenzo Gordinho, while Luvuyo Memela replaced Issa Sarr.
Chiefs eventually took the lead in the 58th minute when Erick Mathoho tapped home from six-yards out, after Parker’s effort crashed off the crossbar.
Komphela’s charges nearly doubled their lead in the 65th minute, as Tsepo Masilela played a neat one-two with Parker, before striking the upright from close range.
New signings were given a run by both coaches, as Muhsin Ertugral introduced Gladwin Shitolo, Bernard Morrison and Riyaad Norodien after 70 minutes, while Sibusiso Khumalo made his first appearance in a Chiefs shirt.
Norodien certainly made his presence felt, as he carved out an opening in the 82nd minute when he picked out Morrison, whose effort was cleared off the line by Mathoho.
With Pirates pushing for an equaliser, Komphela introduced Daniel Cardoso for the final 10 minutes, while also giving new signing, Lewis Macha some game time.
However, Chiefs sealed the win in stoppage time, as Macha headed home at the near post to mark his debut with a goal.
EDUCATION and sport development MEC Sello Lehari strongly condemned the burning of a mobile classroom at Reitshokile Primary School in Piet Plessis near Stella.
The arson was allegedly committed by a mob that disrupted teaching and learning at the school. The mob was wielding sticks and throwing stones.
Apparently, the group was demanding that a tarred road be built in the area.
After driving pupils and teachers out of the school, management later received a report that one mobile classrooms had been partially burnt.
Lehari said the fire damaged more than 15 desks, tables and chairs belonging to the class teacher, one cupboard and pupils’ files.
Lehari said: “On behalf of the department, I would like to condemn in the strongest terms, the burning of the mobile classroom at the school. We have now started with the third quarter of the academic year and soon our pupils will be writing their final examinations and we really do not expect such disturbing incidences.
“As the government, we encourage our communities to raise their demands in a peaceful manner rather than opting to destroy public property.”
The costs of the damages to the school are yet to be quantified.
The MEC said teachers had to plead with the community to allow pupils to go back to school in order to do revision as most of the grades were about to complete their syllabi.
The newly built Toevlug Primary in Ventersdorp, North West was officially opened on Friday.
The construction of the school, which accommodates 805 learners, was done through the department’s Accelerated School Infrastructure Delivery Initiative (ASIDI).
According to the Department of Education, the state of the art school was built at a cost of over R38m. It will have a nutrition center, computer lab, library and a multipurpose center.
“The building of Toevlug school saw 85 job opportunities created during the construction which included 13 women and 75 youth,” the department said.
The North West MEC for Community Safety and Transport management Mpho Motlhabane was joined by the department of Basic Education officials at the handing over.
Public Protector says millions have been misspent in D-Account in North West Picture Gallo Images
The Public Protector Adv Thuli Madonsela told the Bapo Ba Mogale community that over R680m has been misspent through the controversial D-Account in North West.
Madonsela addressed the community, releasing her preliminary report on the missing millions of Bapo mining royalties. She assured the citizens that a full report will be released soon.
“Through the investigations we have found that R681m was paid into the community account from 1994-2016,” Madonsela said.
Madonsela said currently there is just R495 000. She said when they started to get involved, about R50m was already spent.
“A Chunk of money also spent on bursaries. We will investigate who received those bursaries,” Madonsela said.
According to the Public Protector, the original budget for King Edward Mogale palace was R20m, in the end R80m was spent .
The Public Protector has told the King they need to repay the money.
“The forensic investigation revealed the biggest share of the money came from the mining firm Lonmin towards the community account,” Madonsela said.
She said they also established that a lot of money was spent on consultants, groceries, tribal Councillors and catering.
The Public Protector was in 2012 asked by the community to investigate allegations of systematic looting of the collective resources of the community, including funds in the so called D-Account. Mining companies deposit royalties into the account for community development.
Madonsela told the Chief of Bapo that her team has established what the funds on the account have been spent on, they just need to establish if the expenditure was proper.
She said she will further investigate if mining companies have been paying community enough for their resources. Since 1994 only R392 million has been paid.
Madonsela also met with the Lonmin management over the royalties to the community of Bapong.
She said King Edward Mogale asked them to investigate how much was in the account since the dawn of democracy and how it was spent.
“You have asked us whether all of the payments due to Bapo from Lonmin and others was paid, at the bank there is only one account which makes it easier to audit it,” she said
She further said through the investigations they established that the signatory was Mr Manye from 2006-2011.
“We have somebody who started signing from 2011 to date, a certain Mogotsi,” she said.
Madonsela said they will be talking to them regarding the money and how it was spent as they are both still in the office.
She met with the Director-General Dr. Lydia Sebego and MEC of Ontlametse Mochware on Tuesday with an effort to finalise the investigation before she leaves office in October.
She said they have been battling to get information from the office of the Premier as well as Department of Traditional affairs until they met with them recently.
Madonsela assured the community that the asset forfeiture unit will be used to assist with getting back what was stolen.
The North West department of Education has condemned the burning of schools in Mareetsane village in Mahikeng during a service delivery protest.
MEC for Education and Sport Development Sello Lehari said the burning of schools is unacceptable towards the future of our country.
“On behalf of the department I would like to condemn this violent act in its strongest terms, people are now venting their anger to destroying schools about issues that are far away from education,” Lehari said
According to the department three classrooms that where used by Grade 12 and three by Grade 11 were burnt down.
The department said a large number of chairs, tables, roof and walls were damaged .
Lehari said he is disappointed that a school was burnt down in Pit Plessis and now this
“I would like to encourage our communities whenever they have differences with the authorities to seek a peaceful intervention rather than to destroy public property,” Lehari said.
The MEC said this incident is going to affect learners very bad because the third quarter of the academic year has started.
The North West department of Education has condemned the burning of schools in Mareetsane village in Mahikeng.
MEC for Education and Sport Development Sello Lehari said the burning of schools is unacceptable towards the future of our country.
“On behalf of the department I would like to condemn this violent act in its strongest terms, people are now venting their anger to destroying schools about issues that are far away from education,” Lehari said
According to the department three classrooms belonging to Grade 12 and three belonging to Grade 11 were burnt.
The department said a large number of chairs, tables, roof and walls were damaged .
Lehari said he is disappointed that a school was burnt down in Pit Plessis and now this
“I would like to encourage our communities whenever they have differences with the authorities to seek a peaceful intervention rather than to destroy public property,” Lehari said.
The MEC said this incident is going to affect learners very bad because the third quarter of the academic year has started.
A case of arson was opened with the Mooifontein police station and both learners and teachers are still not at school and perpetrators have not yet been found.
A Grade 12 learner in Namibia’s Ohagwena Region has invented a sim-less mobile phone that does not require airtime to make calls.
According to a New Era report, Simon Petrus, a pupil at Abraham Iyambo Senior Secondary School, created the phone using spares from a phone and television set.
Complete with a light bulb, fan and charger socket, the handset functions off power supplied through a radiator and is able to make calls to anywhere through the use of radio frequencies.
The invention, which is made up of a radio system, is attached to a box and also allows the user to view one TV channel on it.
No stranger to the world of creation, Petrus is reported to have won a gold medal at national level last year for his invention of a two-in-one machine that works as both a seed drier and cooler.
The shy learner has admitted to working on his invention for two years through money provided by his unemployed parents.
Petrus claims that he invented the phone in the hopes that it would be successful and be able to be carried further.
The development marks the latest in a series of innovative projects by students within the southern African nation.
Joshua Nghaamwa, a self-taught inventor, is reported to have created a satellite using parts from radios, cellphones and other electronics, The Namibian reports.
The satellite, believed to strengthen internet connectivity, is small enough to fit in a laptop bag and has a USB port that allows it to be connected to a modem, router or cellphone, increasing internet speed and allows for a better online experience.
Nghaamwa says he wants to introduce the device throughout the African market, so as to boost ICT on the continent.
FORMER Idols SA contestant, Dineo Moseki said the reality show opened doors for her music career. Moseki who participated in Idols SA season 11 released a single track called Forenzo.
A Tlakgameng-born musician said even though she did not win the Idols SA competition last year, she continue to receive unwavering support from her followers.
“I used the Idols SA competition as a platform to launch my music career. Life after Idols SA has been full of surprises. I was amazed by the love and support I received from my followers.
“I have released a single track called Forenzo. It is all about forbidden love and people have warmly received it. It has been on high rotation on most radio stations across the country. It was something I thought it was far-fetched but it seems I undermined my versatility,” Moseki said.
Moseki said she has re-launched her stage name. She further said her new stage name will be Diamara.
“The name was deprived from my mother’s clan name which is Damara. I decided to add a letter “i” to the name and came up with Diamara. My focus now is on releasing singles and eventually works on a full album.
“Putting my brand out there is imperative and also wants to encourage aspiring musicians not to lose hope. Challenges will always be part of our livelihoods and we need to embrace our achievements,” Diamara said.
A feisty-voice singer said being eliminated from a music competition as big as Idols SA can be pitiful, but that did not deter her.
NORTH West provincial legislature embarked on prayer sessions across North West ahead of local government. The provincial legislature visited Boitumelong location in Bloemhof on Thursday.
SCOPA provincial chairperson, Mahlakeng Mahlakeng visited said the programme was part of reconciliation, healing and renewal (RHR) programme.
“We are here in Bloemhof to pray for peaceful and fair local government elections. We encourage all citizens to go and vote because it is their democratic right to do so. The programme is playing a pivotal role within the society.
“We have seen tranquillity within the province since the launch of this initiative. So, we also encourage all political parties to have tolerance towards each other. Our people need to know that if we belong to different political affiliation does not necessary means we are enemies,” Mahlakeng said.
He added that many political killings took place in Kwazulu-Natal province and that needed to be condemned. Mahlakeng also encouraged residents to go and vote.
“You need to go and vote because staying away and boycotting elections will not be a solution. You need to go and make the changes that you want,” he said.
Lekwa-Teemane local municipality mayor, Kagisho Palagangwe said they have seen serenity recently in the area.
The residents of Boitumelong location embarked on service delivery protests few months ago. They demanded water, electricity and sanitation.
“Situation has reached calmness and the residents are upbeat. There is peace within the people and we want to avoid what happened back in 2014. Most residents were denied probability to go and vote because of unrest. However the situation has improved. Service delivery has also been improved in our municipality too.
“Churches are there to mediate in any tense situations we come across. They play a fundamental role and bring reconciliation, healing and renewal within our society,” Palagangwe said.
Grace Driven Church pastor, Timothy Zacheus said: “Churches have been integrated as part of the society. South Africa has gone through a lot and we have experienced a transition back in 1994. During the dawn of democracy, the whole world stared at South Africa. Some believed that will be the end of our beloved country. However, God was there and made it possible.
“We reached democracy without any bloodshed, and we can do it some more. The world has now learnt from South Africa what democracy is. We need to continue to invite God in our political arena. We need to pray to him to improve our lives and strengthen our economy too.”
The legislature will also visit Rustenburg on Friday through the same initiative.
